No One Cares About Solar

Let’s be honest—solar energy is incredibly boring. No explosions, no billowing smoke, no dramatic price hikes every time there’s a geopolitical crisis. Just silent, reliable panels sitting there, doing nothing but saving people money. Where’s the excitement in that?

Take traditional electricity, for example. Now that has some drama. Rates climbing unpredictably, power outages at the worst possible moments, and the thrill of opening your utility bill not knowing if you’ll need to sell a kidney this month. Fossil fuels have mastered the art of suspense—one moment, cheap power; the next, a grid emergency and soaring costs. It keeps life interesting! Solar, on the other hand? Just sits there on your roof, steadily reducing your costs month after month. No chaos, no surprises. Yawn.

Then there’s the undeniable joy of dependence. Who wouldn’t love being at the mercy of a utility company that can change rates at will? It builds character! Solar strips that experience away, giving homeowners predictable, fixed costs and, in many cases, the ability to produce their own power. Where’s the fun in self-sufficiency? It’s much more exciting to stay plugged into an outdated system designed to extract as much money as possible from its users.

And let’s not forget the aesthetics. There’s nothing quite as visually stimulating as miles of power lines and massive, smoke-spewing power plants dotting the horizon. Compare that to solar panels, which—ugh—just lie there, silently working, without even so much as a single puff of smoke. If a power source doesn’t look like it’s actively destroying something, can we even call it energy production?

So sure, solar might slash your electric bill, protect you from rising rates, and free you from dependence on a utility monopoly. But at what cost? The loss of uncertainty, financial stress, and good old-fashioned inefficiency. If you’re not ready for a life of stable energy prices and effortless savings, then solar probably isn’t for you. Better to stick with the excitement of spiraling electricity costs—it makes for a much better adrenaline rush.