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minus-squareCounselingTechie@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·15 hours agoI won’t lie, my thought is, can’t we just have both? There has been research into the benefits of solar panels over farmland, and also are benefits of solar panels over parking lots. Call me an insane idealist, I would love the idea of implementing over both.
minus-squarehex_m_hell@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·edit-214 hours agoCould we just abolish parking lots?
minus-squareCounselingTechie@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoI would rather see them repurposed than simply dedicate the amount of energy to destruction, personally. But that is just how my brain works. I admit I am not the best Solarpunk.
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoPutting them in parking lots is way more TCO. Risk to other peoples property You’re putting them 20 ft in the air so any maintenance is a lot harder. Expense for the super sturdy structure to hold them over a car. The upsides are it keeps the cars protected and if you don’t have a field that makes sense…
minus-squareCounselingTechie@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoHmm, I guess I was thinking that when I was younger and we had flea markets during the weekends in large parking lots that you could shut down a parking lot for a weekend with the shade of the solar panels.
I won’t lie, my thought is, can’t we just have both?
There has been research into the benefits of solar panels over farmland, and also are benefits of solar panels over parking lots.
Call me an insane idealist, I would love the idea of implementing over both.
Could we just abolish parking lots?
I would rather see them repurposed than simply dedicate the amount of energy to destruction, personally.
But that is just how my brain works. I admit I am not the best Solarpunk.
Putting them in parking lots is way more TCO.
Risk to other peoples property
You’re putting them 20 ft in the air so any maintenance is a lot harder.
Expense for the super sturdy structure to hold them over a car.
The upsides are it keeps the cars protected and if you don’t have a field that makes sense…
Hmm, I guess I was thinking that when I was younger and we had flea markets during the weekends in large parking lots that you could shut down a parking lot for a weekend with the shade of the solar panels.