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.)
David Cohen@craiggrannell We should offer them a nuclear power station on the fields as an alternative…
@davidbcohen Our MP for a very short time (Truss govt) was in charge of this stuff. From what I can tell, he put more effort than anything into blocking local solar farms his house might overlook. That sums up the NIMBYs really.
emmatonkin@craiggrannell @davidbcohen
I really don't get why it bothers people. But then again I think wind turbines look nice. Managed to enjoy the New Forest for many years with overhead power lines, too - being ignorant forest folk, we just saw the pylons as landmarks back before OFGEM and the visual impact provision project told us they were supposed to be viewed as eyesores.
I really don't get why it bothers people. But then again I think wind turbines look nice. Managed to enjoy the New Forest for many years with overhead power lines, too - being ignorant forest folk, we just saw the pylons as landmarks back before OFGEM and the visual impact provision project told us they were supposed to be viewed as eyesores.
ex or current IDF unwelcome@emmatonkin @craiggrannell @davidbcohen living in the country we have local overhead feeds but the house feed was converted from three wires to a cable so it is less noticable. Though it often means the meter is at least 8 feet off the floor so you need a ladder to read it
@JohnLoader6 @craiggrannell @davidbcohen
Oh gosh, while that's sensible visually, I'm glad they didn’t do that for my parents, I can just imagine my mum climbing up to read the meter and discovering wasps or hornets in the thatch :) I can't say I'm not happy about the reduction in "tree brings down power line" scenarios that results from burying local power lines, but when it comes to the high voltage stuff - especially in less touristy areas - it seemed like a very weird choice of priority.
Oh gosh, while that's sensible visually, I'm glad they didn’t do that for my parents, I can just imagine my mum climbing up to read the meter and discovering wasps or hornets in the thatch :) I can't say I'm not happy about the reduction in "tree brings down power line" scenarios that results from burying local power lines, but when it comes to the high voltage stuff - especially in less touristy areas - it seemed like a very weird choice of priority.