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[–] FatFreddiesCat 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

"California blackouts proved solar panels are a scam because they don’t work when the power’s off" - very misleading. Solar panels are NOT a scam. The California residents that had these installed, did so with the understanding that it was to save money, not to guard against outages. So they did not have the battery system part installed. Just solar panels feeding back to grid.

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[–] amarQ144 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Most residential solar involves a lease of sorts. Individual home owners with off grid systems are a small %, and they do provide when the grid is down. The "Western Grid" is in rough shape, and a crap load of sub stations dumping power when the sun shines or the wind blows is a nightmare. Supply has been separated from demand. It did add a lot of ways to get at the cookie jar.

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[–] Texasjoker 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yep