[numlock86]

> Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels

A more fitting title would be "Germany's citizens outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels". The current phrasing makes it sound like it's somehow a thing done by the government, which is not the case. If anything the government is one of the many forces slowing down this progress. And yes, I am aware of things like grid security and stability being a concern. I am not complaining.

[Ozzie_osman]

Given that these things are usually hindered by the government's bureaucracy, maybe the best title would be "Germany's government removes obstacles preventing residents from outfitting..."

[watwut]

Insisting that every improvement must be framed as something bad about government is how USA government became downright horrible.

[KomoD]

That title reads like a good thing about the government, not a bad thing.

[javier123454321]

It's like you're saying "the outcome is good, but because it was achieved through deregulation, it is inherently bad".

[torginus]

Electricity is so expensive in Germany, that these things pay for themselves in a couple of years - you are theoretically right, but as things are, these make financial sense.

[MrGilbert]

In my city, you could get financial support if you installed a "Balkonkraftwerk".

[zenmac]

Unless it is related to weapons or the project that will ultimately benefit big corps, project will not work out using central government policy. With revolving doors and sophisticated lobbing, at this point government seems just like different side of the same coin as big corp.

Things can really only be DONE on the grass root local level.

Edit: actually even some of the weapons projects are not working out so well.

[ralfd]

Nitpick: Not every house owner is a citizen though.

[ben_w]

There's nits on your nits: most residents (citizen or otherwise) don't own their properties; and while these things do work with houses, they are intended for apartments.

[wongarsu]

Most of them are installed by tenants. Who also aren't all citizens, so you aren't wrong there. Maybe "Germany's resident's" would be more accurate, but of course some small percentage will be installed by landlords who actually reside abroad. You will never get that title to be 100% accurate

[polyamid23]

For this you do not need to own the property / house / flat, though.