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Investor-owned utility giants, with the support of the labor unions whose workers typically build large-scale solar farms, as well as ratepayer watchdogs and powerful Democratic politicians, claim big changes are needed to address fundamental inequities. They say the current subsidies benefit solar customers, who tend to be wealthier and whiter, at the expense of the poorer communities of color by shifting billions in costs — including the maintenance of transmission systems and projects to prevent power lines from igniting wildfires — to other ratepayers, including those who don’t have solar, can’t afford it or rent their homes.

It's fucking hilarious that the climate change whackos are now head to head with the critical race theory whackos.

> Investor-owned utility giants, with the support of the labor unions whose workers typically build large-scale solar farms, as well as ratepayer watchdogs and powerful Democratic politicians, claim big changes are needed to address fundamental inequities. They say the current subsidies benefit solar customers, who tend to be wealthier and whiter, at the expense of the poorer communities of color by shifting billions in costs — including the maintenance of transmission systems and projects to prevent power lines from igniting wildfires — to other ratepayers, including those who don’t have solar, can’t afford it or rent their homes. It's fucking hilarious that the climate change whackos are now head to head with the critical race theory whackos.

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They're actually cheaper than electricity from the utility. They just seem whacky to people who have cheap electricity, but when your electric bill is $400-$600 a month it makes a lot of sense to plunk down $20,000 - $30,000 on solar panels. Shit, you can roll that up in a cash-out refinance and pay $130 a month for the loan and deduct the interest from your taxes.