top | item 46723166 (no title) earlyriser | 1 month ago Poor countries are switching to solar: https://climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarpunk-is-already... discuss order hn newest SamPatt|1 month ago Yes, and it's wonderful to see. As the article itself explains, this isn't due to government led redistribution of wealth anymore:> The 20th century infrastructure model was:> Centralized generation> Government-led> Megaproject financing> 30-year timelines>Monopolistic utilities> The 21st century infrastructure model is:> Distributed/modular> Private sector-led> PAYG financing> Deploy in days/weeks> Competitive markets
SamPatt|1 month ago Yes, and it's wonderful to see. As the article itself explains, this isn't due to government led redistribution of wealth anymore:> The 20th century infrastructure model was:> Centralized generation> Government-led> Megaproject financing> 30-year timelines>Monopolistic utilities> The 21st century infrastructure model is:> Distributed/modular> Private sector-led> PAYG financing> Deploy in days/weeks> Competitive markets
SamPatt|1 month ago
> The 20th century infrastructure model was:
> Centralized generation
> Government-led
> Megaproject financing
> 30-year timelines
>Monopolistic utilities
> The 21st century infrastructure model is:
> Distributed/modular
> Private sector-led
> PAYG financing
> Deploy in days/weeks
> Competitive markets