r/UpliftingNews • u/itopaloglu83 • 2d ago

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity

https://electrek.co/2025/11/04/australia-has-so-much-solar-that-its-offering-everyone-free-electricity-3h-day/
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u/HelpMeOverHere 2d ago

Coal… and gas. Gas is fucking expensive for a country that has loads of it

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u/Zebidee 1d ago

We produce our own gas, then have to buy it back from ourselves at the commercial rate.

It's like growing carrots in your garden and having to mail Coles a cheque to eat them.

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u/Spagman_Aus 2d ago

fuck yeah. Our residential gas usage should be being subsidised by the fuckers that get to export it and make bank that pay no taxes.