A solar energy company will soon begin clearing thousands of protected Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert, including many thought to be a century old.
  • sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
    292·
    6 months ago

    Honestly, solar panels above parking lots would rock. Shade for people in the parking lots, and power generation. Yet we don’t do it…

    • MintyFresh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      112·
      6 months ago

      I want the term “parking desert” to take hold in place of parking lot. I hate most aspects of automobiles. The amount land we pave over for storage is just tragic and rude.

      We should build solar farms over our parking deserts to reduce human footprint.

      • sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I largely agree. I think we should have car-free city centers (delivery truck and transit only) with parking garages at the edges near transit hubs. But instead of that, we subsidize driving and encourage a car-centric society.

      • sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Cool. I’m in Utah and i’ve never seen parking lot solar panels, it’s all either roof mount or on the ground in a big field somewhere.

    • dirthawker0@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      Kaiser, which is a major hmo here in California, has been putting solar panel parking shade in their lots. The community college in my town has it too. I can’t think of any downsides to them other than the installation cost. Everyone likes shade from sun and rain, and free electricity.

    • ImgonnatrythisEnglish
      33·
      6 months ago

      What are you on about? Who is we? This is an extraordinarily popular application of solar panels.

      • sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
        32·
        6 months ago

        I’ve never seen it. In my area, they’re all roof or ground mount, not suspended above parking lots.