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"I expect a large increase in parking lots that hold less than 79 cars." -another hn commenter
by exabrial 4y ago
"I expect a large increase in parking lots that hold less than 79 cars." -another hn commenter
- francisofascii 4y agoWell, maybe disincentivizing large parking lots is a good thing.
- keithnz 4y agoI would expect the government happily reduces the count limit to 70 in response
- mantas 4y ago* less than 80 cars
- dang 4y agoLet's give credit to geocrasher: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33532383 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33532383
- ethagknight 4y agoI was thinking more along the lines of "My 300 car lot just became 4x 75 car lots!" But I get it, it's a matter critical national economic security. I cannot think of an easier way for the government to massively ramp up energy resources without comparable ramp up in (government) budget. Offsetting a big chunk of power demand, even if that power isn't always when and where you need it, moves the needle big time. If you have a large parking lot, you probably have a nearby large power demand, therefore you must throw some panels up ASAP. I would love to see this approach in a smaller format for the US. X sf of taxable retail space requires Y kWs of on-site solar capacity by end of 2023 to avoid an Alternate Energy Resource Fee. Start low, targeting 2% coverage of a typical suburban retail parking lot.