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This Parking Lot Is Paved With Solar Panels

• JoeAltmaier 12y ago
  "Power signs and street lamps"? As long as you don't mind if they fail to work much of the time. Solar power being unreliable in foul weather and seasonally. Its a smart idea to use existing large surfaces for solar collection. Some issues: when you want the power (e.g. to charge electric cars parked at work) it'll be mostly covered up by those same cars.
  • sunir 12y ago
    The existing power grid is also still available when solar power is insufficient.
    • JoeAltmaier 12y ago
      ...and vastly more efficient than dirty snowcovered parking lot paving stones at collecting energy. The cost-effectiveness of pasting 'solar cell' on everything in sight is certainly debatable.