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  • A lot of those projects are rushing to get ahead of tariffs and to maintain the Biden subsidies that the GOP repealed. Those numbers will be artificially high for this year and likely into the next, but then drop. They wont stop, as solar is still much cheaper than any other power source, but with the GOP trying to kill it, they will slow.

    China is just accelerating. They already have more solar than the rest of the world combined, and the lead is extending. Even with countries like Pakistan going parabolically solar, mainly from buying 10% off all Chinese solar exports, China continues to deploy just insane amount of panels.



  • rainwall@piefed.socialtoSolarpunk@slrpnk.netWhat is an Earthship?
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    19 days ago

    They are also generally free or very cheap if you are willing to haul them away.

    As i understand it though, the labor intensity of the overall build makes the earthship just as expensive, if not more so to build than conventional housing, even modern eco housing. You really only save money if you put in the thousands of hours of work yourself or with volunteers.

    Ive always wanted to do it, but it’s a serious commitment that may not make actual sense anymore.