Solar farms on the rise? Fad or future?

[rstallings1979]

We had an outfit reach out to us about putting a solar “farm” on our place in GA. We do some timber production and lease some to a local dairy for grazing pasture now but we do it in a way that keeps habitat as a priority. I can tell you with what they offered us per acre, if a landowner is just unit for $ it will be going solar. I’d say there is a good chance we will be seeing a lot more of it.

Mine and your tax dollars (assuming you pay taxes) are funding this craze and probably helping in keeping inflation high.

 

[Dustin Pate]

Was the location of that one why it was disapproved ?

It was definitely one part of it for me. It sat in between two feeder creeks that are a very short distance to the river. My research brought up a number of problems with sedimentation during construction. That is already a major concern of mine with the river.

 

[GeorgiaGlockMan]

Listen yall just dont get it. We need acres of solar power to power the labs where they will grow the meat to feed you because farming uses to many resources.

Don't forget the automated bug farms from that German pallet and warehouse automation company Dematic.

I hate them even more now.

They have big bug plans to feed the whole world their warehouse farmed bugs whether you like it or not.

Dematic partners with Aspire to build automated insect protein manufacturing site

New protein processing facility will house a

www.mmh.com

Eta - don't forget, kids, you are already paying for these solar and bug farms with your taxes and the big tax breaks these companies get.

 

[Fieldglass]

Heard taliaferro county just voted in a moritorium on no solar farms or commercial chicken houses for at least a year. Wish this would become more of a trend in the state and span longer!

 

[uturn]

Not sure if this is where I commented on this subject sometime ago but..Solar Farms will be the death of hunting leases!!

And, probably farm land eventually as well!

 

[ucfireman]

Its the future as long as the govt keeps throwing money at them, then they will slowly fade out and be an eyesore for years to come and eventually be turned into apts or something else.
I don't think they will ever go back to farm or timber land unless the govt decides to throw money at that.

 

[LonePine]

The EPA will be releasing a new rule next week that will mandate 2/3 new vehicles to be electric in just 8 years. All that power has to come from somewhere and solar farms will continue to be added/expanded all funded with .GOV subsidies. This will reduce availability in the already limited hunting land, clubs, and farmland and turn them into wastelands all in the name of "progress"

 

[LonePine]

1000+ acre solar farm in Texas taken out by a hailstorm on Sunday. The damaged panels are leaking cadmium telluride and now it’s a useless hazardous waste dump. Just shows how fragile and worthless these farms are

 

[ddd-shooter]

1000+ acre solar farm in Texas taken out by a hailstorm on Sunday. The damaged panels are leaking cadmium telluride and now it’s a useless hazardous waste dump. Just shows how fragile and worthless these farms are

Never would have thought by listening to our mainstream media that solar farms have any downside at all. I’m shocked.


Sarcasm

 

[BeerThirty]

The idjits put these in all over up north too, where it snows, and covers them with snow, and are rendered ineffective for several months when covered in snow.