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Obvious choice (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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[–] 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Could we just abolish parking lots?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Totally, but "abolishing parking lots" just means they don't get used for cars anymore. I am curious what we could use them for though.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    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...

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