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I'm a big fan of solar power, but solar farms are a waste of land; put them on roofs and over parking lots instead
by vbuwivbiu 9y ago
I'm a big fan of solar power, but solar farms are a waste of land; put them on roofs and over parking lots instead
- xyzzyz 9y agoSolar farms are definitely waste of land in urban areas, however US has plenty of land that is pretty much unusable for anything else than solar power generation.
- elihu 9y agoLand isn't such a scarce resource when you get outside the city. A centralized solar farm is cheaper to install and easier to maintain than installing on roofs and parking lots. If people want solar on their roofs or in their parking lots, then by all means they should install it, but if your goal is to deliver the cheapest cost per killowatt-hour, then finding some vacant land away from people and putting up a lot of panels is a good plan.
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