Covering large parking lots with solar panels is an idea that goes back decades but in America at least it’s an idea that has never really taken off.

What is the reason for that? Is it due to the overall cost or is there something else that keeps Walmart, Target, Costco, Sams Club, Malls, etc. from covering their parking lots with these panels and selling the power?

  • aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago

    in places that have large open lot retail developments, it’s very likely you could just install the solar panels on undeveloped land a few miles away.

    why would you complicate both efforts by trying to intertwine them?