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Comment Best way to truly decrease my carbon footprint? (Score 1) 488

Reading articles like this really makes me ambivalent about getting solar. I've been tossing around the idea for a few months. My main concerns are the following: 1. Am I truly helping the environment with solar panels? Being that I'm only producing a few hours a day and storage isn't really a part of the grid, does it really truly help? I highly doubt they (who I assume is some 18th century irish immigrant) shovel 10 less scoops of coal into the plant because I have panels. If my objective is altruistic, would signing up for a green energy provider like Veridian help more in the long run? 2. Am I going to get screwed over by future regulations and price changes that will make the projections the very nice saleswoman gave me for RIO change? I already know my energy provider is going to increase their base rate by over 100% in the next year (to about $20). Thoughts?

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