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Many US solar factories are lagging. Except those China owns (www.reuters.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm paranoid that if/when governments get in an argument, foreign infrastructure will either shut off or escalate pricing such that the public suffers (and yells at their local leaders to 'do something!').

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These are factories in the US. The worst case is, the US seizes and nationalizes them. Wouldn't be the first time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

True, but I'd still rather infrastructure to be publicly held utilities. Energy suppliers are a strange case because any company can become part of the grid, but the power lines to our homes are generally controlled by one entity. I want at least that entity to be responsive to the public, but I also don't want random suppliers taking down the grid.