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'Unstoppable force' of solar power propels world to 40% clean electricity

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177 points belter | 1 comments | 08 Apr 25 10:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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nitrix ◴[08 Apr 25 16:09 UTC] No.43623360[source]▶
Okay, but put the panels on rooftops, not over that nice greenery.
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1. wongarsu ◴[08 Apr 25 16:29 UTC] No.43623588[source]▶
Putting solar panels over a grassland is a lot better for the environment than using the same area for agriculture. It's not like we have a lot of meadows just lying around unused that are used for solar projects. It's also a lot cheaper than installing panels on roofs.

However we should normalize panels over parking lots. Parking lots are just concrete wastelands, and while lifting the panels up over the cars requires a bit more material it is otherwise basically free real estate in areas with high electricity use (great to minimize grid losses)