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California regulators cut incentives for rooftop solar even further
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this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2023
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Larger scale is cheaper, but rooftop avoids the need for long-distance transmission [in short supply right now in California] and limits the need to convert farmland into solar
Good point, I didn't consider the space limitations California would have.
That's true. The system can be far more robust if its decentralized. Even living in a place with cheap electricity I still plan on getting panels in the future.