Rooftop Solar Debate

The cluster discusses the economics, subsidies, scams, and utility opposition to residential rooftop solar power, contrasting it with utility-scale solar and debating its viability and equity.

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Sample Comments

irrational Mar 1, 2021 View on HN

Wait, don't we want to penalize customers without solar panels?

mclau156 Feb 26, 2025 View on HN

why do we continue to discount solar and batteries for home use?

kyriakos May 14, 2022 View on HN

Wouldn't solar make more sense? And they are already on the market today.

astazangasta Feb 12, 2015 View on HN

Utilities won't be happy about thus. They are already upset about having people with rooftop solar selling to the grid (taking their revenue); this will only make it worse.

guftagu May 3, 2016 View on HN

The big secret to solar costs utility companies don't want you to know

fbdab103 Jun 10, 2024 View on HN

Utility solar is not being installed on expensive land.

jeltz Nov 30, 2025 View on HN

Sounds like it would remove a lot of the benefits gain from more solar power.

MattGaiser Nov 25, 2022 View on HN

Couldn't even put up their own solar panels?

hanniabu Jul 23, 2024 View on HN

cons:- would set back solar adoption

alexeisadeski3 Dec 6, 2013 View on HN

What's so wrong with solar power?