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Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point | Solar now requires no more upfront capital than coal or gas to produce the same annual electricity (oilprice.com)

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Biofuels: the least efficient form of solar power one could possibly invent.

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's fine if you have ample fields and a low population with an excess of food.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

It's mainly there as a form of farm subsidy that bypasses restrictions thrown up by long-existing trade agreements. Canada provides no farm subsidies besides underwriting crop and moisture insurance premiums to an extent, but the US has a long history of flouting these restrictions.

As usual. Coincidentally it provides money for equipment manufacturers and inputs providers like Deere and Cargill. But I'm sure that's just a happy coincidence of providing "food security".