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(Low Barrier of Entry) Ways to Live a Solarpunk Lifestyle (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For apartment dwellers, people with HOA restrictions, etc

What easy steps can we take to live solarpunk?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My town provides this option - including various shades of green energy. We're currently on "100% green" but like 40% from burning garbage at the landfill for power generation. This year they gave the option to do entirely solar but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I'll admit I don't know much about how they allocate power (sourcing or distribution). I always figured my electricity was coming from the same pool as my neighbors regardless of the sourcing I was paying for, but if I can encourage my town to switch to green energy faster, that seems worth doing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

@JacobCoffinWrites @MrMakabar sometimes electric providers will have an option called “voluntary green pricing” - essentially an opt-in program where you pay slightly more, but the utility uses that extra money to buy more renewable energy than they would otherwise