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The problem is - nobody cares. The developers in states like NY have a ton of influence at the legislative level and have sweeping powers. Local governments ca
by Spooky23 3y ago
The problem is - nobody cares. The developers in states like NY have a ton of influence at the legislative level and have sweeping powers.
Local governments cannot effectively regulate land use, and solar farm operators just want low overhead, and have zero interest in dealing with farm leases and upkeep.
- defrost 3y agoErr, perhaps you meant to say that nobody in central north america cares. Countries with far higher per capita uptake of solar panels and battery farms are already well past this, eg: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-05-30/solar-farm-grazing-sheep-agriculture-renewable-energy-review/101097364 https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-05-30/solar-farm-graz... Eventually non metric backwaters will very likely catch up.
- jaredhallen 3y ago>Eventually non metric backwaters will very likely catch up. There's a lot of directions I could go with this one, but I won't take the bait. Suffice to say that's not a constructive statement.
- defrost 3y agoThe initial proposition that nobody cares was deeply opiniated and clearly flawed. Highlighting the blinkered vision of fishbowl positions hopefully reduces frequency.
- Spooky23 3y agoYou’re reading it pedanticly. If a landowner controls solar panel placement, sure, they’ll love to plant hops or make it amendable to goat-herding or whatever. But, they don’t. Solar farms are setup like any other energy entity - they want to extract the most ROI at the lowest possible cost. Does somebody care? Probably. But not anyone with skin in the game in the United States.
- DropInIn 3y agoMy that looks a lot like a pot calling a kettle names...