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by earlyriser 151 days ago
Poor countries are switching to solar: https://climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarpunk-is-already...
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SamPatt 151 days ago
Yes, and it's wonderful to see. As the article itself explains, this isn't due to government led redistribution of wealth anymore:

> The 20th century infrastructure model was:

> Centralized generation

> Government-led

> Megaproject financing

> 30-year timelines

>Monopolistic utilities

> The 21st century infrastructure model is:

> Distributed/modular

> Private sector-led

> PAYG financing

> Deploy in days/weeks

> Competitive markets

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