One thing that is always omitted from these project proposals is the off site construction that is even more of an eyesore than the solar field itself. Will yet another massive substation be built along Hwy 62? Will the current one be expanded? How many more miles of transmission lines will be constructed through residential neighborhoods to get the electricity down the hill?
Not so fun fact, none of that energy will be distributed up here. In Germany, people who live in communities near solar fields receive free electricity to help compensate them for the inconvenience of living near them. We, on the other hand, must put up and shut up.
One thing that is always omitted from these project proposals is the off site construction that is even more of an eyesore than the solar field itself. Will yet another massive substation be built along Hwy 62? Will the current one be expanded? How many more miles of transmission lines will be constructed through residential neighborhoods to get the electricity down the hill?
Not so fun fact, none of that energy will be distributed up here. In Germany, people who live in communities near solar fields receive free electricity to help compensate them for the inconvenience of living near them. We, on the other hand, must put up and shut up.