Craig GrannellIt’s starting to really get to me in the UK how many people are furiously angry about the prospect of more solar on fields when *many actual farmers* are enthusing about how great mixed-use fields can be. (Solar can shade animals and plants. In many cases, it can also be combined with rainfall capture. It’s about making better use of some land, not replacing one thing with another.)
John Caveney woke is me🛠️@craiggrannell solar is probably not too great in the U.K. until global warming really takes off, but wind farms are really well fed by our weather!! There’s a massive solar farm just inside the Welsh border as you come off the M56 and head towards Connahs Quay! It’s huge and on land that’s otherwise not any good for crops but hasn’t really affected the wildlife either. Not too sure how much power it generates.
@jaycee Solar’s not a year-round win, but it’s solid during BST and OK or a month either side. The only times our installation was crap was Dec/Jan, where it generated naff-all. (Newer panels care about daylight rather than needing blazing sun.)
@craiggrannell cheers, we learn new things every day! 👍