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Ram Guru
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.Yup. I am kinda new to the forum and didn’t know if I’d get booted for going that direction. 100%. These decisions are politically expedient first, solving problems last, made by idiots who only care is to get elected next term and get their campaigns funded by the beneficiaries of their stupid policies (big battery, steel, Asia, etc). This is not solving problems. I’m a conservative independent but the environment is important to me. Give you an idea, I have a 15Kwh solar array with 20kwh batteries. I have just about a zero electric bill. I had no idea how much damage we do to the environment producing both solar panels and batteries when I designed the system. So I contributed to less electricity production but I also contributed to a lot of damage in the mining and production of the final products of my system. I never would have done it if I knew then what I know now. We are doing more harm than good with the EV initiatives and other green programs too I presume.
I think the jury is still out in terms of overall benefit or harm to the environment for residential rooftop solar. By the time your system ages out, they will have figured out better materials recycling methods. In the meantime, your system is doing its part to reduce exhaust emissions from fossil-fueled powerplants, and although I haven't done the calculations myself, I would bet that even before the system components are recycled at end of life in 20-30 years, your system will have caused less air pollution overall.
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Not to mention the greatest benefit: Independence from (a) the government meddling in energy pricing, and (b) independence from the power company. I can't afford to do the solar + household battery thing on my house, but if I had the money, I'd do it in a heartbeat for the reasons (a) & (b) I cited here. Yeah, the gov't is a meddling PIA (pain in the ****), but the power companies are just as bad in their own ways. So congratulations to you for investing in your household's independence from gov't and the energy companies. Enjoy it!
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