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[–] Riverside@reddthat.com -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My family is off-grid and there have been extended periods the last two winters when it has simply been too dark for too long to depend on the solar without installing 50x more panels

laughs in ultrahigh-voltage power lines connecting deserts to populated areas

Seriously, China is already implementing this technology, we just need a few socialist revolutions and we can go full solarpunk

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What part did you miss about "off grid"?

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Well, if you want energy access, don't live in an off-grid house in a region of the planet without sunlight for 3 months a year