Another problem with solar...

[glenwolde]

Mother Nature takes a solar farm to pound town....

"A hailstorm hammered thousands of solar panels at a Fort Bend County farm with emergency crews investigating, and neighbors worried whether any chemicals were leaking."

Texas hailstorm hammers Fighting Jays Solar Farm, prompting concerns of leaking chemicals in groundwater used by Guy neighbors - ABC13 Houston

 

[Yendor357]

Solar farms and windmill farms are just another form of pollution, I think. Here in Indiana along I-64, they cut down trees -not a lot, but the fact remains, they cut down trees for solar panels.

What drives me crazy is that the decision makers don't think any farther than their nose. Haven't they ever played Chess? Have they never learned to think 3, 4, 5 moves ahead?
No exhaust pipe on your electric car? Therefore, it pollutes less? Step back and get the big picture here, people.

It's all about perception, public naïveté, "how can we fool them today" so the few can make huge profits.

 

[bullmack]

I understand your point but that same storm probably damaged a lot of other stuff - mainly cars and trucks. Or it could have been a tornado or hurricane that ripped through miles of power lines and sub-stations. Do we standstill or try new technologies but with more reasonable UP FRONT acknowledgements that they may have their own drawbacks.

 

[NYlakesider]

In my extended area you will see plenty of existing solar farms, look a little harder and you will see plenty under construction.

FWIW a lot of jurisdictions are now putting in holds on issuing permits and are trying to slow down/stop for want of a better term- invasions! Some places its ruining long time friendships between neighbors.

 

[sceva]

Solar farms and windmill farms are just another form of pollution, I think. Here in Indiana along I-64, they cut down trees -not a lot, but the fact remains, they cut down trees for solar panels.

What drives me crazy is that the decision makers don't think any farther than their nose. Haven't they ever played Chess? Have they never learned to think 3, 4, 5 moves ahead?
No exhaust pipe on your electric car? Therefore, it pollutes less? Step back and get the big picture here, people.

It's all about perception, public naïveté, "how can we fool them today" so the few can make huge profits.

I see them every time I take I-65 from Illinois down to Indianapolis on my way to Ohio. I also notice that each time I go there appears to be more of them in idle mode ( not moving ) that the ones that are working.

 

[cmj8591]

Don't kid yourself with the "save the planet" nonsense. The only reason any of these things exist is that a politician has figured out a way to make money off of it. The minuet that they stop making money, the Government will stop financially backing them and they will go away because the free market won't support them.

 

[glenwolde]

I understand your point but that same storm probably damaged a lot of other stuff - mainly cars and trucks. Or it could have been a tornado or hurricane that ripped through miles of power lines and sub-stations. Do we standstill or try new technologies but with more reasonable UP FRONT acknowledgements that they may have their own drawbacks.

Oh yeah, lots of damage to lots of things with that storm. These sorts of hailstorms are far more common (around here) than tornados and hurricanes. The power from it runs on the same grid that's susceptible to the bigger storms.

Yep, everything has problems. I was just surprised by the level of damage. It got me wondering about how long that's going to take to fix, or should I say how long is it going to be offline? Maybe solar isn't big enough yet for that to matter, but what about when it is? Just made me think.

 

[ladder13]

Mother Nature takes a solar farm to pound town....

"A hailstorm hammered thousands of solar panels at a Fort Bend County farm with emergency crews investigating, and neighbors worried whether any chemicals were leaking."

Texas hailstorm hammers Fighting Jays Solar Farm, prompting concerns of leaking chemicals in groundwater used by Guy neighbors - ABC13 Houston

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