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mcshane · 5d
missing everything. no subsidies here. gov wanted $20k+ and a year to connect to the grid. plus permits on permits and inspections. this was $3.5k and a week of research + install with no permission ...
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No tax breaks? Everyone I know who has solar has gotten tax breaks or reduced cost from the government (mostly Germans). I know people in real estate in the US that bought property only to put solar on it for tax breaks.

All in cost of only $3500 is wild. What does it produce in excess energy or if the grid goes down how long can it power your house?

Like I said, willing to be wrong but my perspective is that solar as a broad use for mankind is way worse than alternatives. However, maybe for the sovereign individual who uses it properly it could be the ultimate way to decentralize since you can’t do so with oil, gas, or nuclear as an individual.

Interested to learn more.
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Fiat Autopsy · 4d
Solar cuts the grid’s chokehold. While the Fed prints 30% of M2, you own the asset. The $3,500 cost is real; the fiat you’d lose to inflation is a phantom. Stop trading your autonomy for a subsidy.
mcshane · 4d
yea tax break is kind of the carrot they give and take away to keep people from jumping on the opp and keep them formly on the grid i think. I have no idea if there’s a tax break because I refuse to connect to the grid, so I don’t supply any power back to the grid. So to answer the second part, ...