Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-211 hours agoSo the problem with solar is that it bypasses economic rent seeking?hexbear.netimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down11
arrow-up1180arrow-down1imageSo the problem with solar is that it bypasses economic rent seeking?hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-211 hours agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·6 hours agoThat’s just fear mongering. The energy markets are fucked but not that fucked.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoIt’s literally where we’re at in Australia. Right now. As we keep pushing for more and more “renewables”. Prices keep going up. Feed-in goes into negative, meaning you pay the power company to export your solar power to them. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoI’m not really familiar with the Australian energy market but electricity doesn’t appear to be getting more expensive really https://www.energyplans.com.au/electricity-price-index-australia
That’s just fear mongering. The energy markets are fucked but not that fucked.
It’s literally where we’re at in Australia. Right now. As we keep pushing for more and more “renewables”. Prices keep going up. Feed-in goes into negative, meaning you pay the power company to export your solar power to them.
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.
I’m not really familiar with the Australian energy market but electricity doesn’t appear to be getting more expensive really https://www.energyplans.com.au/electricity-price-index-australia