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by lnsru 9 days ago
And yet all solar gear installed comes from China. Source: I am electrician installing it.
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Is anyone else manufacturing it at comparable prices yet?
It's hard to compete with slave wages
It's hard to compete with dark factories.

Going forward, a big factor in (lack of) "made in Europe" isn't high wages. It's that a) much manufacturing capacity was lost because it was offshored decades ago. It takes ages to restore that. And b) "how many jobs does it provide?" has traditionally weighed heavily in policy decisions.

Once robotization kicks in bigtime, it doesn't matter where labor is cheap. It matters where energy or raw materials are cheap. Or supply lines are short.

Like it or not, China is way ahead on that curve.

Where were the shoes that you are currently wearing manufactured?
Is it good or bad or it doesn't matter for climate?
Curious; why is that an issue?
So? Does every country that has oil also manufacture their own drills, rigs, and oil tankers?
I mean... so? The immediate alternative is gas, where most of the _fuel_ comes from various dubiously-friendly regimes. At least once the solar panels are in place, China's permission isn't required for them to produce power.
I'm sorry, that really just comes across as racism.