c/climate · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 1y

Government must slash electricity prices to boost green tech

https://www.ft.com/content/493119b6-8400-47f4-b4a3-334fc2dcec58?accessToken=zwAGOZQ3vtA4kc9JMRm2hABH9NO0ozNPwtzsWA.MEUCIQCeJlf5NURz1Rrj-ZINz9oXy6swR2hxbZP1CKpm9I5LhgIgSaU_Ml2_1wG9m99FjaHAChqfLXtzNOfVkF54mbs2bpY&sharetype=gift&token=f4970217-4d2a-4b28-9f2e-ba2d5bd2f566

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risottobias@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Reduce prices? Jevons paradox. It'll just be used for more AI farms...

silence7@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y

You could of course have a pricing policy that gives out enough to run a heat pump and normal household activities for each household for near-nothing, subsidized by industry.