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Yes, in my back yard: people who live near large-scale solar projects are happy to have more built nearby (frontiersin.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Pro@reddthat.com to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

More solar, less neighbor.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago

Unlimited power!!!!

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Here's a strange idea that just occurred to me, to further push YIMBY-ism:
Make electricity free for all those who live within a certain radius of the solar arrays.

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Converting all that radiation to electricity, surely there is a noticeable impact on ambient temperature in that area?

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Ohh. Yah. I wonder if it’s few degrees cooler. It would be cool to see some data.