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tech57 t1_j8z6ny1 wrote
Reply to comment by HAAAGAY in I’m Sammy Roth, an L.A. Times reporter trying to figure out where to put all the solar and wind farms we'll need to fight climate change. Is farmland the answer? AMA! by losangelestimes
Ha, if they learn about the topic, would they then still have the same complaint?
tech57 t1_iwxckx8 wrote
Reply to US can reach 100% clean power by 2035, DOE finds, but tough reliability and land use questions lie ahead by nastratin
Bureaucracy. Permits. NIMBYism. Rich people. These are holding it back. Which makes more sense? Tax credit on EVs or tax credit for microgrid and grid scale? Could have spent more subsidies on rooftop solar and batteries.
The big thing for land use is going to be power lines. More so than solar farms.
>Nuclear is likely to be 9% to 12% of generation in 2035 under three of NREL’s scenarios but could more than double to 27% with siting and permitting constraints on generation and transmission, models found.
tech57 t1_j8z8ljp wrote
Reply to comment by truthinlies in I’m Sammy Roth, an L.A. Times reporter trying to figure out where to put all the solar and wind farms we'll need to fight climate change. Is farmland the answer? AMA! by losangelestimes
Solar panels are rating 20-30 years now and only need replacement when the output is less than you require. They can then go to the 2nd hand market sometimes.
Last I heard, it's not an issue.