@PhoenixSerenity @benlockwood

A few days ago (maybe after the same picture was tooted?) folk were pointing out that solar panels are an obvious target during wartime - this doesn't mean they /shouldn't/ be installed and can increase resilience alongside battery backup - but they are not a panacea in an unstable world.

Even in a "stable" country they and their associated infrastructure must be guarded as there's various unpleasant ways they can be sabotaged (I'm a hardware engineer and have to keep the power on for kit that is used to look after vulnerable people so keep a close watch on this sort of stuff and energy security in general)

@vfrmedia @PhoenixSerenity @benlockwood There’s an enormous national security difference for a country between attacks in the country and attacks far away from the country.

Also, even if only attacks in a country are considered, and fuel supply is completely secured, big turbine-based (nuclear, oil, gas and water) power sources are much more vulnerable than solar, even large installations.

Which of course doesn’t make it less of a crime knocking them out.