Solar power generation hits an all time high!

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Sheep benefit from being grazed on solar farms. The solar panels provide shade, reducing heat stress for the sheep, while also creating a more nutritious and digestible pasture for them to graze on. Additionally, the sheep help manage vegetation on the solar farm, reducing the need for mowing or herbicide use. This symbiotic relationship, known as agrivoltaics, benefits both the sheep and the solar farm operators.
 
JDs Couch said:
Sheep benefit from being grazed on solar farms. The solar panels provide shade, reducing heat stress for the sheep, while also creating a more nutritious and digestible pasture for them to graze on. Additionally, the sheep help manage vegetation on the solar farm, reducing the need for mowing or herbicide use. This symbiotic relationship, known as agrivoltaics, benefits both the sheep and the solar farm operators.
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Next you're going to tell me they are electric sheep and they can graze further after being recharged.
 
Robostyle said:
Sunlight makes plants grow
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If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow better when protected from the sun, to an extent.

Many crops grown here, including corn, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat and pasture grass have already been proven to increase with agrivoltaics.

Studies from all over the world have shown crop yields increase when the crops are partially shaded with solar panels. These yield increases are possible because of the microclimate created underneath the solar panels that conserves water and protects plants from excess sun, wind, hail and soil erosion. This makes more food per acre and could help bring down food prices.
 
JDs Couch said:
Sheep benefit from being grazed on solar farms. The solar panels provide shade, reducing heat stress for the sheep, while also creating a more nutritious and digestible pasture for them to graze on. Additionally, the sheep help manage vegetation on the solar farm, reducing the need for mowing or herbicide use. This symbiotic relationship, known as agrivoltaics, benefits both the sheep and the solar farm operators.
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Did you cut and paste that from "your mates"?
 
JDs Couch said:
If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed the unreasonably tall grass growing under it.
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They tried trampolines in Czechoslovakia some time ago but the whole country went bankrupt and ceased to exist due to all the bounced czechs.
 
JDs Couch said:
I still can't get over the fact that "panels you point at sky and make electricity from sunlight with no fuel is the cheapest source of energy" needed explanation
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To be honest, I can't remember the numbers...

I've had three solar companies come to my home quoting me, mind you, I've never called them.

What I do remember is that there are no grants towards the panels or installation to help fund the project.
Doing the math, by time I paid the panels off, they would start needing replacement, as they are only good for so many years.

Sorry, I don't remember figures off the top of my head.
It just didn't make sense to me.
 
JDs Couch said:
Sheep benefit from being grazed on solar farms. The solar panels provide shade, reducing heat stress for the sheep, while also creating a more nutritious and digestible pasture for them to graze on. Additionally, the sheep help manage vegetation on the solar farm, reducing the need for mowing or herbicide use. This symbiotic relationship, known as agrivoltaics, benefits both the sheep and the solar farm operators.
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They are starting to use goats to keep growth down and to clear areas along parts of the Erie Canal.
 
JDs Couch said:
In 2023, New Zealand's coal exports were valued at approximately $36 million USD.
In comparison, we exported over $11 billion worth of milk powder and cheese.
So, yeah, nah. Not a big export at all.

Swing and a miss by Floyd Eye for the Straight Guy
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It was 125 million in 2024 by the way.
 
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