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A 'wake-up call': How can Australia realistically reduce its reliance on oil? (www.sbs.com.au)
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[-] shirro@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

I agree with building near use. It's better use of land as well to put them on the roof of buildings.

There are a lot of small scale solar installations on rural properties. I would guess it is often a question of supporting infrastructure and economics not political opposition.

Example of rural small scale solar on SA https://www.redmud.net.au/our-farms

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