Solar has not been a big deal in Cleveland where the sun does not shine from
Halloween to Easter. But the community solar seems to make a lot of sense, in
that one does not have to worry about the roof under the panels leaking, that
panel maintenance if needed can be done at ground level, and that it might be
feasible to reorient panels seasonally to get the best sun angle.
73 - Jim K8MR
> On Dec 17, 2020, at 6:10 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This may be a bit of good news. Around here a solar company has been
> trying to get people to sign up, but their business model is something
> called "community solar." That means they construct some panel farm
> in an open area with nothing nearby but softball fields and the like,
> and customers subscribe and supposedly receive electricity generated
> from sunlight.
>
> I am hoping any folks around me who obsess over their carbon footprint
> sign up, instead of putting panels on their property. I don't have a
> problem with lowering carbon emissions, but I do have a problem with
> methods that are a poor use of resources or are not realistic in the
> long run. The community solar concept may be the way for people to
> get that feel good kick that's similar to driving around in a Prius
> etc. so I hope this venture is successful.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
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