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bigolebucket t1_izgnlcd wrote

Reply to comment by TheMajesticMoose08 in Residents ‘Horrified’ Over Proposed Solar Farm Near Waltham/Lexington Line by ak47workaccnt

Agreed, always good to co-locate with load but not always feasible. Carports are also MUCH more expensive than ground mounts.

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TheMajesticMoose08 t1_izgqdx7 wrote

Definitely agreed, but when it comes to commercial/large-scale solar creditworthiness of the user of the electricity is critical to getting any project financed.

It's a much safer investment to go community solar / feed-in tariff where you just get paid from the utility company or have an investment-grade credit buyer (like a corporation or municipality) than it is to go behind the meter and make a bet that the grocery store, movie theater, etc. is going to be in business for the next 25 years.

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bigolebucket t1_izgud4i wrote

Completely agreed, onsite C&I is a huge pain. On top of that it's all custom agreements and PPAs etc., all for say 500kW. My "better to co-locate with load" has outed me an electrical engineer, not PF/BD.

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