• frog_brawler@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      In FL, even if your home fully self sustains on solar and batteries, by law you still have to pay the power company $36 a month to be connected to the grid you don’t want to be a part of.

      I left FL… over a year ago.

      Here’s the other kicker… a huge chunk of Republican campaign funding comes from the power companies. FL residents are essentially being forced to fund the campaigns of people that seek to rule over them, not represent them.

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      4 hours ago

      Brother the only way it’s cheaper to source your own panels is if you buy them outright. Less than 50% of Americans have a savings account let alone 10k in disposable income.

      If you take out a loan for the panels the payments equal what your electric bill would be and by the time you pay off the panels it’s time to replace them.