Mastodawn

98% of all new power production in the US has been from #solar and #wind in Q1 2025. These are not only the cheapest ways to generate power now, they’re also the quickest to deploy at a time when electricity prices are through the roof.

The House-passed budget bill was crafted to do maximum damage to the power grid. It won’t just hurt solar customers and 300k workers—but everyone who pays a power bill. Or who breathes! There will be thousands of deaths every year from pollution and blackouts.

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impermanen_ 🕊️1d ago

Please call your Senators and ask them to leave the investment tax credits for solar and wind energy in place. It’s not just about “the economy,” it’s a matter of life and death. Many will not survive a collapse of the US power grid, a rapid increase in fossil fuel pollution, and the mass destruction from accelerating the heating of the global climate.

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impermanen_ 🕊️1d ago

Yuck. I hate asking people to “call your representatives.”

If that doesn’t work for you, you could always just blow up an oil pipeline or set a police precinct on fire.

Not inciting, just venting. 🤬

More seriously, 2025 is looking like a good year to install solar and a battery in your own home. If you can do it before the end of the year, you’ll save $1000s, have power during heatwaves, and do your small part for a better world. This issue is far more consequential than most people realize.

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Going T. Maine 1d ago

@impermanen_ man, nothing makes me unhappy to live in apartment like not being able to go solar.

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slow learner, deep feeler 22h ago

@impermanen_

Lately I have seen more framing like this. I hope it clarifies reality for some people.