@VoquiLeibbrandt I don’t think so, because with Solar panels you can clearly see that energy is limited: they take up visible space, usually close to where you live.
I rather see that people who have their own solar panel at home become more conscious about their energy use.
Because they realize how much cheaper they live if they manage to run big consumers (washing machines, dish washers, the oven) while the sun is up.
@jensorensen
May 24, 2026, 9:09 AM@ArneBab I can't follow you on that. After we installed our PV in 2024 and saw how cheap our self produced electricity is, we even slightly extended our consumption.
E.g.: we recently bought a new BBQ. In former times we would have opted for a charcoal or gas driven one. But the new one is of course electric.
@maddin you mean you now have a CO₂ neutral BBQ?
Because the cheaper energy from the roof made the electric BBQ the better choice?
Likely used when you don’t need electricity from the grid?
(so your net consumption is still lower)
@maddin I didn’t say that energy use necessarily goes down, but that they are more conscious about their energy use.
The claim was that they "sustain faith in everlasting raising consumption", and if you see the production on the roof, you clearly see that there’s a limit to the amount of cheap solar power from your roof.
May 24, 2026, 9:43 AM@ArneBab
> you mean you now have a CO₂ neutral BBQ?
I wouldn't be so bold to claim that (bec. the PV had to be produced, transported, installed etc.) but at least it shouldn't produce any extra CO₂.