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We have our share of NIMBYs in the Western USA too, though it's more often about wind farms (large and noisy). Our solar farms tend to be out in the sparsely-in
by solardev 2y ago
We have our share of NIMBYs in the Western USA too, though it's more often about wind farms (large and noisy). Our solar farms tend to be out in the sparsely-inhabited deserts anyway, where not a lot of people live. But then we have to evaluate for endangered species and tribal burial grounds and coordinate across several layers of government and different funding & tax rebate sources. It's not easy to actually build a facility...
- nadou 2y agoThat's the main difference with France indeed! We have strong regulations over landuse that allows you to build infrastructure over constructible areas (often located around city center). For this type of large-scale projects you will need to go deeper the countryside but we don't have much desert areas here. You'll always end-up close to housing area or historical monuments.