sanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSolar panels for surveillance but none for affordable powerlemmy.todayimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1928arrow-down125
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minus-squareBgugi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoOkay but… Municipalities dont pay for capex beyond the install. Install costs are under 3k each, so less than $300M total? Vs solar at around $70B per year. Even if they were footing the bill, do you really think these cameras cost $2M each?
minus-squarenexguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYearly subscription service is where flock makes their money. And cities are just scratching the surface on what they will be spending on flock.
Okay but… Municipalities dont pay for capex beyond the install. Install costs are under 3k each, so less than $300M total?
Vs solar at around $70B per year.
Even if they were footing the bill, do you really think these cameras cost $2M each?
Yearly subscription service is where flock makes their money. And cities are just scratching the surface on what they will be spending on flock.