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The cool thing about solar is you can fix it on top of current infrastructure. Sure the solar roadways are a ridiculous idea, but putting solar panels on roofs
by tsol 5y ago
The cool thing about solar is you can fix it on top of current infrastructure. Sure the solar roadways are a ridiculous idea, but putting solar panels on roofs actually makes use of space they can't be used otherwise
- lanstin 5y agoAnd if you have good credit the Sun pays for it. You borrow money, put up panels, and then pay the loan with your electricity and gas budget. Still two weeks away from actual final hook up from the power company but friends with similar have that experience.
- jeffparsons 5y agoThere are so many public spaces that would benefit from more shade, where the cost of building that shade could be offset significantly by having solar panels on the top. I'm thinking about things like public parks, car parks, open-air malls, etc. I am increasingly seeing this exact thing put into practice, but it kind of blows my mind that the uptake has been so slow.
- scheme271 5y agoAnd putting solar on roofs tend to reduce cooling costs by a few percent for a building due to the shade.