Only in America: Solar Projects Cancelled

Discussion in 'Politics' started by VicBee, Dec 24, 2022.

  1. wildchild

    wildchild

    You are broke as a joke. Get lost twerp.
     
    #31     Dec 26, 2022
  2. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    Did you buy Trump's NFTs?
     
    #32     Dec 26, 2022
  3. wildchild

    wildchild

    Yawn.....
     
    #33     Dec 26, 2022
  4. Ricter

    Ricter

    I didn't say anything about their favored culture war party.
     
    #34     Dec 27, 2022
  5. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    There is wholesale environmentalist movement underway in the U.S. against large scale solar farms. The left-wing environmentalist view these solar farms created by firms that usually have a relationship (funding, ownership, etc.) from U.S. electric utility companies as not being beneficial. The claim is that these solar farms allow the U.S. utilities to provide an "illusion" that they are green -- while actually undermining the intent of "green" power -- while also involving a bunch of financial shenanigans to allow power companies to bypass regulatory requirements including rate requirements. (i.e. the regulated electric companies are allowed to charge more for green power in some states which they are effectively buying from a unregulated company which they partially own -- hence providing themselves with a self-servicing benefit.)

    The other complaint is that the construction of these large solar farms cause run-off, destruction of woods, and disruption of farmland in their construction -- and hence should be opposed from a zoning perspective. The efforts against solar farms in North Carolina are funded from national environmental left-wing group(s) -- they find and use local activists/residents to oppose the proposed new solar farms in zoning hearings, etc. These are "astro-turf" campaigns and are not really locally funded & based.

    The environmental activists want only roof-top solar panels are existing residential and commercial buildings with net-metering payments, etc. Utilities oppose these proposals since they would require a re-build of the grid if adopted on a large scale with many discrete "power sources" spread over a large geographic area. Large solar arrays at a single location are much easier to fit into the the existing grid.
     
    #35     Dec 27, 2022
  6. Ricter

    Ricter

    You didn't say what the right-wing environmentalist view on solar farms is.
     
    #36     Dec 27, 2022
  7. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    In these situations the "right-wingers" are the landowners/farmers who want to sell their land to the solar companies and/or sub-division developers so they can make tons of money. Locally I never seen the land-owners and right-wingers (not once in over 30 years) opposing proposed solar plant construction or new sub-divisions at zoning meetings in the cities/counties in our region.
     
    #37     Dec 27, 2022
  8. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    meanwhile in rural midwest:

    But you're correct GWB, righties would never vote against their own interest.

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    #38     Dec 27, 2022
  9. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Wind Turbine farms which kill birds, impact scenic landscapes, and make noise --- have resistance from both the right and the left. One example is the proposed windmills off the coast of our state which have resistance from bird-loving environmentalists, NIMBY beach-front house owners due to their views, as well as people concerned about noise and blocking of fishing boats/grounds, etc. Wind turbines tend to get opposed by people across the political spectrum.

    Very different than solar.
     
    #39     Dec 27, 2022
  10. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    lol sure, totally different
     
    #40     Dec 27, 2022