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‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

just like we don’t use communal bath houses, or community heating, or unfortunately mass transit

Spas and apartments and buses/trains do absolutely exist. Only the former is considered "luxury" in the US, though.

Yes, group services can be a lot more efficient and more reliable but they’re also out of your control

Wasn't Solar City's whole gambit to effectively buy everyone's roofs and lease them back for a fraction of their real market value?

I don't think you escape "Own nothing and be happy" just by throwing up a few hundred watts of solar on an extension cord.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Wasn’t Solar City’s whole gambit ….

Yes there were and still are too many scammers. Sometimes I think that’s held the industry back even more than the price. If we had any consumer protections, it would blow up the installer industry.

That doesn’t change my point