Why Australia’s Solar Is So Cheap (And Ours Isn’t)
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About one in three Australian homes have rooftop solar. In America, it's less than one in ten, even though half the country sits under the same sun. The real story is the bill. The rooftop solar cost here runs up to seven times higher than in Australia, once tariffs, tax credits, and solar permitting pile on top of the price tag. Australia is adding home solar batteries at a blistering pace, and its lead keeps growing. So is Australia actually better at cutting paperwork? Or is America's red tape just costing you thousands?
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
03:51 - How Australia made solar boring
06:24 - How America made solar expensive
07:48 - What would it actually take to catch up?
09:56 - Australia's hangover
12:00 - What the delay is costing you
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