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I imagine that the effect is so small that it's negligible. Wouldn't an entire forest block more wind than a field of turbines? And forests aren't known to have

I imagine that the effect is so small that it's negligible. Wouldn't an entire forest block more wind than a field of turbines? And forests aren't known to have that kind of effect. Solar panels are also on a tiny fraction of the Earth's surface, the rest receives and treats radiation the same way as always.

pfdietz 5y ago
If the efficiency of the solar module is > the albedo of the ground on which it is mounted, it can actually cause net local cooling. And of course a thermal source like nuclear pumps out 3x as much heat pollution (2x at the plant, 1x at the place the power is used). Direct thermal pollution is still very minor globally, compared to heating from increased greenhouse gases.