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minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 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-up1·12 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.
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.