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r/solar PUBLIC
Discussion of solar photovoltaic systems, modules, the solar energy business, solar power production, utility-scale, commercial rooftop, residential, off-grid systems and more. Solar photovoltaic technology is one of the great developments of the modern age. Improvements to design and cost reductions continue to take place. How efficient will it become? When will it become so affordable that it's accessible to everyone? How are other energy industries having an effect on solar pv?
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r/solar is a PUBLIC community on Reddit with over 197,291 members. It currently has a positive sentiment with an engagement rate of 2.1%. With a community friendliness score of 80, this subreddit presents a high conversion potential for authentic brand participation. Self-promotion is generally allowed according to recent analysis.
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Subreddit Rules
- Reddiquette is required: [**Reddiquette**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette/) is required. Trolling, insults, or antagonism towards the subreddit participants, the moderators, or even the community itself may result in a ban. Discuss and express opinions about solar but avoid making attacks / disparaging remarks. Disagreements are fine but personal attacks and insults will be removed and may lead to a ban
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- Self-Promotion / Lead generation / Solicitation of Business / Referrals
- posts/comments which discuss/link to anything you are affiliated with
- lead generation or solicitation of business of any kind. This includes recruiting as well as offers of referral codes. *Repeat violations, and attempts to end run the rule, especially via DM/PM, will lead to a ban*. See also Reddit's policies on [**spam**](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043504051-What-constitutes-spam-Am-I-a-spammer).
- No posts from new or low/no karma accounts: New accounts and those with no/low karma may not post in this subreddit. This is a spam, troll, and other trouble account prevention measure. The rule is a common practice around reddit and has proven to be effective in handling the problems it was designed to address. Those who are new or have low karma can resolve it quite easily by participating in the comments of other posts before attempting to post again - the threshold is low.
- No blogspam / blog copypasta: **No blogspam / blog copypasta** - Do not submit posts or comments which are only copy / paste of text from a blog post. Sponsored content is not welcome. This is a discussion forum.
- No URLs in post titles: **No URLs in post titles**
- Images are restricted: **Images are restricted** - images can only be submitted via reddit rather than linking to images off site.
- Sites are restricted: **Sites are restricted** - some news, blog, social media, and other kinds of sites are restricted most often due to spam, personal info, or user tracking issues.
- Crusading is not welcomed here: Repeated promotion or disparagement of the same organization, individual, or topic is unwelcome, and may result in a ban. This form of participation tends to be antagonistic, hyperbolic, lacking in substance, and can subsequently lead to personal attacks and violations of other rules. If you are lying in wait for posts or comments mentioning a specific company, public figure, political affiliation, country, state/province/territory, proposed legislation, etc., you are likely the problem.
- No battery, EV, crypto, AI, etc. posts/comments; r/solar is for discussion of solar PV systems
- posts/comments focused on batteries, electric vehicles, crypto / bitcoin mining, AI, etc. are allowed. The primary focus is discussion, news, advice, etc. on rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems.
- These topics may ONLY be discussed if directly related to a solar photovoltaic system - discussions of these topics in the context of generic electricity use is NOT allowed.
- No DM/PM requests: Due to ongoing spam / promotion / lead generation and site privacy rule violation issues, we no longer allow "DM/PM me" requests in the comments.
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