Originally Posted by Duffman

It's no secret that just about every utility company has done everything they can to slow the progress of solar, especially in sun belt states like FL, NV, and AZ. Just read up on Florida's anti-solar laws passed by a governor who was a utility lobbyist or Nevada's utility-company-lawyer-turned-governor running Sunrun, the largest residential solar installer, out of NV.

My point was that if climate change really needs to be addressed, to the point Congress tells lobbyists to eff off, then an actual way forward that's not as ridiculous as AOC's Green New Deal and uses tech we currently have, would be to ensure that rooftop solar is as standard a piece of equipment for every building as HVAC, meet the rest of the power need with nuclear, and replace local commuter traffic with electric cars.