Going down a youtube rabbit hole one night, I found myself pricing solar panels. Not to buy, of course. I was only browsing. I didn't add anything to my cart. I don't even have a roof I can use! But without an inverter, I can buy an apartment-sized solar panel for a couple hundred bucks. I have a window that faces west, but I have no idea how much juice I could generate. A personal solar panel might not make a dent in our usage, but it would be something, right? Would that be worthwhile? There are so many ways we could be supporting each other, supporting our communities. But before I got in too deep, I felt like I was crossing a line. Governments have access to much more capital than I do. They own public lands, or at least one more roof, than I myself control. I began to wonder if "I'm doing my part" carried equal weight and meaning that "I'm going it on my own" does.I can't power a city on my own. Given my solar panel capacity, I can't even cover my own home's usage. Some houses…
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