RE: SC-S29/W6 – Nostalgia Of The Little Me: A Childhood Story That Taught You Something
I am surprised! Truly surprised, I didn't know the energy situation in your area because although I have no car here but only a scooter that runs 50km/lit also the public transportation is much cheaper. Back in Australia we have a Tesla that runs 540km per charge and we have our charging point which is costly but yet within our reach. We have another car BMW which runs on Diesel but we sparingly use. Besides I love biking so I go to places on my bike which costs me nothing unless of course I have to go for shopping. And why blame Bill Gates, you forgot Google who is using a lot of electricity and the worst source of pollution. The debate is never ending, and finally I have no doubt on your statement but just my surprise element. Now cheers!
Bill Gates and his associates have their data centres in our country. Those so-called "clean" wind farms with cheap energy go to them, not to the people.
The government initially promoted the use of diesel cars and you received a subsidy. The subsidy period had not yet ended when, guess what, such cars were more or less banned. Now they want to get rid of them altogether. And then came the pressure with solar panels. Many Dutch people switched to them and received subsidies for doing so. Then the subsidy ended, and what is the situation now? You have to pay for the energy you don't use! Everyone with a solar panel has now basically become a business, so it costs money to purchase the solar panels. If you don't use the energy, it is fed back to the energy company, which has a large discount, and then you have to pay for it instead of being paid for it, and then there's another nice one... The polluter pays. We already have an extra disposal tax on every electrical appliance. Now this also applies to solar panels. If something breaks, it has to be replaced, so the polluter, i.e. the owner, has to pay extra for it. It's not that those panels are cleaned up or disposed of; we know they are toxic and that we can't do anything with them. So that energy isn't that green after all. By green energy, we mean environmentally friendly energy. Personally, I don't see what the extra production of solar panels, wind turbines and electric cars has to do with being environmentally friendly, apart from the fact that all those batteries are certainly not environmentally friendly and that wind turbines and solar panels cause considerable disruption to the environment.
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I'm amazed yet again by rooftop solar policies in your country. The unused solar energy from home panels flows back into the grid, and homeowners get credited or paid for it at retail rates. In India special both directional, installed in every participating house, accurately track this two-way energy exchange, measure what you draw from the grid and what you export.
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy promotes this via net metering schemes in all states, while Australia's Solar Credits and feed in tariffs make renewables viable. It's a win-win in both countries where I live, clean energy boosts and lower bills for our households! And to top it all, in Australia they lower energy charges during night time so we charge our car during night.
I always thought Holland with its large wind energy production was passing the benefit to its customers but you as always keep surprising me. Mind it, it's not a doubt on your statement but my low knowledge of the facts.
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That is what they told us but once in the picture is different. I am glad I didn't take them. There's not even enough sun for a daily use since my garden isn't facing the South. This means you always pay and pay.
And now they invented the freedom taxes....
I am sure if they give a "fuck off leave the country premium to the Dutch like they did years ago many would leave. Also interesting is the tax free life of royalty.
I assume this is modern life, no room to save.
The new government is for: working till over 70, higher taxes, fewer pension, higher electricity bills, everyone who wants to drive an electric car (no hybride allowed) and the freedom tax on top.
It's what freedom and democracy look like ... A minority government by the way....
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That's really a grim situation to be in but then you have to go with rules of the land. I hope the situation will improve and you will get a better deal.
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Thanks!!!