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There is SO MUCH empty land on the roof of our buildings - and electricity using devices within said buildings.
by shapefrog 4y ago
There is SO MUCH empty land on the roof of our buildings - and electricity using devices within said buildings.
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoRooftops are not that much land area. A few percent of a city landscape? Further it's dangerous. Installation, maintenance become a headache and a risk. Then, so many rooftops are not in optimal 'viewing locations'. Shaded by trees; shaded by neighboring buildings especially in a city. It seems natural to a non-engineer to 'make electricity where you need it'. But rooftops don't scale with need, not at all. An apartment building on a lot with 3 stories or 30, same rooftop area. Terrible economics. And electricity is fungible! Make it over there; use it over here. Almost free. Certainly cheaper than struggling to mount something delicate in the hardest place you can find.