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West Virginians voted overwhelmingly for Trump on promise to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages (apnews.com)

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Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

At $1000 per month, yep, rooftop solar with tax credits and incentives would probably take two to three years to pay for itself. Where I live, it took me about ten years. $900/mo for an average electric bill is just price gouging. The costs to generate electricity have actually gone down thanks to renewables.

It’s stupid that there aren’t more incentives for people to install solar and batteries. Decentralizing the grid should be thought of as a national security issue.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago

seems like most states have been hostile to solar for a while, even cali has some wierd rule around it.

[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

appreciate what you're saying but afaik the federal tax rebate program for residential solar installation was terminated/not renewed last year.

maybe there are ways to get other credits... link if anyone knows of any?

making it worse, the only form of residential solar that's legally allowed (utility industy lobbying has made sure of it) requires complicated.connection agreements and expensive installs in tens of thousands.

this suggestion thou well intended, won't help poor people in the hills of West Virginia. not without massive legislative re-prioritization and investment. which our corporatist govt absolute will not allow