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I put a link to this talk in a comment on https://youtu.be/XhCu_o-duQo?si=qB38Zzw4_uqCwO6b. I was disappointed that the Youtube video didn't showcase the ballot issues more.

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Can someone point me to the research that rooftop solar is the least expensive way to generate electricity?

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The work of Bill Nussey, for his book: "Freeing Energy" comes to mind. I'm not an expert when it comes to vetting data sources, but maybe this information can serve as a starting point for whatever your objective might be. Nussey seems to have come to the conclusion that rooftop solar is practically least expensive in many scenarios.

Off the top of my head, here is my interpretation of the Pros and Cons:

Pros:

1) Distributed is preferred vs. Centralized.

2) PV is just dirt cheap. (Thanks, China! 😄)

3) Rooftop avoids network costs, and network costs are usually quite heavy.

4) Well planned use of Rooftop is likely cheaper than land use cost.

Cons:

1) Costs associated with permitting, inspection, interconnection, customer acquisition, etc. are probably unnecessarily high in the US ("Soft" costs). And these vary, state by state.

2) Variable costs of storage and supplemental sources can be make an intermittent source like PV impractical.

3) Capital Expense.

https://www.freeingenergy.com/facts/

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Maybe some people are planning exit strategies? I think of it as "letting the terrorists win".

But my decision to leave Phoenix prior to the Summer of '22? No-Brainer. I'm not a fan of spending my time in a climate controlled environment, 24/7. Grateful to have that privilege, though.

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/10/08/phoenix-reaches-110-degrees-or-hotter-70-days-this-year/

Also, I think Biden wins AZ in 2020 with many thanks to the Weed Legalization ballot initiative. And, as mentioned in this episode, True Freedom is on the ballot again, in 2024.

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I'm an unafilliated independent- but not in Arizona: The nifty thing about this conversation? It could happen- and is still informative, I think- even without the context of an election. Another decent piece of rhetoric as to why people should vote- in Arizona and elsewhere.

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should have had this podcast last Tuesday. Early voting in Arizona started last Wednesday Oct. 9'th and I sent my ballot in on Thursday.

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