Yes, in my back yard: people who live near large-scale solar projects are happy to have more built nearby

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• niktemadur@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Here’s a strange idea that just occurred to me, to further push YIMBI-ism:
  Make electricity free for all those who live within a certain radius of the solar arrays.

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• BlackVenom@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  More solar, less neighbor.

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• sexyskinnybitch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  what I don’t understand is why they don’t just cover all parking lots with solar. It keeps cars cooler in summer (shade), less snow to plow in winter, and it’s space that isn’t being used by plants anyway.

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  • JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The reasons I’ve seen mostly have to do with upfront cost and convenience for maintenance. Support structures for solar panels can be pretty crude and basic if they’re just sitting low on a field. For a parking lot you need a much taller structure which will likely deal with more wind, but which is also designed to minimize the number of support posts so it’s not in the way, and to survive idiots running into it with their Ford fteen thousand.

    If something goes wrong in a field the crew can just drive there and start working. If there’s a problem with the panels over a parking lot they may need to clear part of the lot, bring in bucket lifts, etc.

    It can definitely be done and I think it’s a great idea all around but they’re usually looking with an eye towards how quickly the project pays for itself.

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’ve seen that a bit in southern France. Seemed to work great, the lot was nice and fresh even in the scorching heat.

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    • sexyskinnybitch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Same here. The other thing that doesn’t make sense is why all new homes aren’t required to have solar on the roof.

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• Shayeta@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Converting all that radiation to electricity, surely there is a noticeable impact on ambient temperature in that area?

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  • mholiv@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Ohh. Yah. I wonder if it’s few degrees cooler. It would be cool to see some data.

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