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the fossil lobby has done a fantastic job of deceiving people about the superiority renewables bring to the generation problem. the fact that they still roll out bullshit like "you won't be able to watch TV at night" tells you everything.
Meanwhile, in REALITY, the US has installed record amounts of renewables and battery storage.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-battery-energy-storage-deployments-jump/729248/
The real tragedy here is that the educational standards have been allowed to drop so far that "can't watch TV at night" is a legitimate issue with solar to some people.
While you're not wrong in the educational standards, I think a lot of this, in 2024, is obvious, no shit sherlock 'revelations', and the FUD should be combatted on every front - eliminating foreign oil influence, superior quality of life all over, rebuilding the grid, doing FUCKING ANYTHING about realistically reacting to climate change etc..
In 2024 USA, there is no such thing as,
There is no common sense anymore.
oh nooo no trash TV past 8 PM? What am I gonna do? Do something interesting? pfffff! Yeah right, as if