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My two takes:

- due to climate change alone AND business predatory practice alone infrastructure are very vulnerable and there is no easy fix at infra level;

- p.v. and batteries for large slices of the inhabited planet where they are meaningful AT CHINESE PRICES are an expensive backup that can pay back itself even without emergencies.

Corollary: doing our best to annihilate companies who makes absurdly high margins on p.v. and batteries and do individually our best to be covered. Personally I eat my fingers a bit when 4 years ago I decide for a small (8kWh LFP) backup with only 5kWp p.v. instead of 10kWp/30kWh witch would give me enough also in winter in case of a blackouts. In summer I can be autonomous since local climate is hot only during the day, no need of A/C from early evening to mid-morning.

Corollary of the corollary: built modern well insulated homes is needed, not only to consume less as a whole society but also to live well individually.




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