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Old 07-02-2023, 05:50 PM
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Default Point Counterpoint: Solar Energy in New England

To be fair, presenting the other side of solar panels. . .

Rooftop solar was overlooked. Now it's closing a New England power plant. - E&E News by POLITICO

From an individual ROI and cost for rooftop solar in MA, individual installations might not prove to be a great investment return with the amount of clouds and short winter days. But if you get enough small investments online, you might get to critical mass for success. Brownian motion of humans in a free society.

FERC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has agreed to shut down a small but existing power plant given the amount of rooftop solar in New England.

from a different point of view, there are positives from solar at the critical mass level