• @djsoren19
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    58 months ago

    except the U.S. needs solar panels for military industrial complex reasons too, and they don’t want to rely on a notoriously hostile power to build the groundwork of that structure. a big part of selling the U.S. on solar is the promise of energy independence, you don’t get independence if your entire foundation is built on another country’s tech.

    • @Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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      68 months ago

      The US exports oil and gas so we are already energy independent. If China sold Gold to US consumers at $1000 an ounce, should the US step in and stop China from giving Americans cheap gold?

      Yes I understand the need for domestic production. Factories take a few years to ramp up. Domestic production can be started after everyone has solar panels and old panels need replacement.

      • HobbitFoot
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        38 months ago

        The USA keeps several wartime industries afloat with subsidies in case of war. The big one is steel, but there are others as well.

        There has been a recent rethink of what industries are needed during war and solar capacity is part of that.