Cantide756 t1_jdmhy2y wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Reply to comment by littleirishmaid in Glenvale Solar, a Boston-based company, is planning to install a 240-acre solar installation in Keene, with construction beginning in 2026 by TurretLauncher

And these announcements never cover the co2 cost of clearing the land, creating the panels, shipping the panels, and when they are no longer fructose, disposal of the panels. I don't know this company, but I've worked with a bunch that cut a ton of corners to get the things up and violate NEC, such as the array in bedford on the Goffstown line. They put on paper that they are charging for and getting the expensive, recyclable panels, and ends up using the cheap hazmat disposal ones. Solar power just isn't there yet. Not to make it worth while to destroy habitats. Covering parking lots and schools? That's a start, but why not roads?

Smartalum t1_jdnty0q wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Cue the Magats. With idiotic comments.

Meanwhile natural habitats are destroyed every day to extract fossil fuels. Every read about the impact of fracking on water tables?

Just utter nonsense. Solar is by far the least intrusive in terms of damage to the environment.

You want electricity? It has to come from somewhere.

Cantide756 t1_jdnzqfm wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:57 PM

Photovoltaic is not the solution. It's not there yet, but idiots think it's the best. It's made with hazardous materials, except for the really expensive stuff made in the US, takes a ton of space, has a short half life with no feasible way to recycle it. And please don't bitch about least intrusive to the environment like you don't benefit from ecological destructup on and human slavery used to get the materials for lithium batteries, rare earth magnets, and photovoltaic cells.