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Donjuanme , to Green Energy in San Francisco has seen the most dramatic drop in solar adoption across California

Could it be because adoption was already high and ground space is more limited in SF county than any other county in California?

LibertyLizard ,
@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net avatar

I think partially but you missed a key factor which is that most new homes in California require rooftop solar. So the net-metering change only affects individuals adding solar since it’s optional for them. SF builds an extremely low number of new homes compared to the rest of the state, so they have less of a foundation to fall back on when individuals stopped installing systems.

DrDominate ,
@DrDominate@lemmy.world avatar

No

"The sudden drop in solar panel applications is in large part due to the enactment of a new rate structure for paying solar customers"

keepthepace ,

Does it mean that production reached the level where intermittence becomes problematic?

DrDominate ,
@DrDominate@lemmy.world avatar

No, it mentions what is happening in the article. California did some shenanigans that made solar less appealing. Less earning from pushing back excess energy to the grid, etc. There is less incentive to have install solar.

technocrit , to Technology in Disabled members of Congress are using apps to do their jobs while paving a path for others

Yeah sure. Just like how politicians' high wages, plush healthcare, and privileged lifestyles have been paving a path for higher minimum wage, universal healthcare, and freedom for the oppressed. Their privilege is actually not our gain. Especially not sleazo fetterman.

Aarrodri , to Technology in Disabled members of Congress are using apps to do their jobs while paving a path for others

Isn't that an oxymoron?

silence7 OP ,

The article is about a small number of congressmembers with speech and hearing disabilities.

Imgonnatrythis ,

Not the large number with crippling mental handicaps.

red_rising ,

Using the term ‘handicap’ implies limitations out of their control, which I don’t think is true. For most of them the more accurate term would be ‘willfully ignorant.’

RobotToaster ,
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Members of congress doing their jobs?

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