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I skimmed TFA and this is less about “environmentalist” boogeymen than it is about policy that leads to quick cash-in on incentives when better policy could make a more robust system that benefits more people. If we are going to have financial incentives let’s overpay for rooftop solar and neighborhood scale batteries, over-crop panels and rural batteries - and plonk a bunch of money down to get a grid that is more nimble. ex: Texas coal and oil electric plants are failing in the heat and the cold, we need more outrage there and a smarter grid to tap the renewables.

We will still be giving money to people/corps rich enough to own a lot of rooftop, but regular folks can benefit more. It should be easier to cool them down when overheated, they could help with blistering heat in parking lots etc.