We do this a lot here in AZ. I don’t know if it is a law or common sense.
tr00th on
If no one is making any money on it the powers that be don’t want to give it you for free. That’s why we don’t have nice things like healthcare, infrastructure or solar panels on our parking lots.
Capitalism baby, get yours or get fucked is the moto!
FoulestWinner on
If all our tax money went to something other than war or propping up the 1% we could do a lot of things.
bassman314 on
There’s a few places in California that hav done this.
If I owned a Grocery store, I would look to see how much this would cost me to install.
Imagine being able to use as a selling point “Free shaded parking for all guests!”.
iggyfenton on
My school district did this at every high school. And on several blacktop play areas.
Any-Difficulty2782 on
because the oil people convinced the dumbest among us that climate change wasnt real
WasteBinStuff on
Because we’re fucking idiots.
Obvious_Albatross296 on
Because republican voters are stupid as fuck.Â
Bike_Mechanic_Man on
Covered parking solar is one of the most expensive ways to install solar because of the steel structure required. That means that when a company or whatever is looking at parking projects, they will likely not include something so expensive. Solar doesn’t pay back well enough in many areas for this to be a viable financial decision.
happy_meow on
Because we are bleeding money to Israel, we are paying dear leader 10billion because someone leaked his tax returns, which is a surprise that he even filed them, we are giving his sons billions in pentagon contracts, and grifting money in other ways. We don’t have the money to spend on shit that actually helps.
simple123mind on
There was a massive project completed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in DC. About 5.9Mw
Because it might cut into someone’s profit margin /s
unrulycelt on
Because conservatives
lrhouston on
It would seem that retailers would be incentivized to do this even without regulation. They could power their stores from the electricity generated and it offers their customers covered parking. The initial investment would be significant, but it seems like they would recover the costs quickly from the energy savings and increased traffic. The Cincinnati Zoo has covered most, if not all of their parking lots with solar panels and I believe are able to run all of their facilities with the energy they supply.
JigglesofWiggles on
Warehouse and large building rooftops are way lower hanging fruit. The structures already exist. Kills me to see them empty when they are in broad sun. I would pay for my own panels on them if possible. I would have to destroy entirely too many trees in my yard to get decent roof light.Â
VoidMunashii on
Because if we have anyone, ANYONE, in politics willing to stand up to the corporate interests who are against solar power, it certainly is not the orange dementia-riddled trash bag in charge right now.
And it really may not eh anyone in a position of power.
foxx_grey on
What do you do when the sun isn’t out cause it’s cloudy or night time? No power then! Owned the libs again
/s
MikeForShort on
How on earth does that help fossil fuels?
That’s the answer.
333iamhalfevil on
Think of the poor oil companies you would be depriving by doing this
vegasdnl on
Because we’ve been sucking big oil wang for 60 years!
ramapo66 on
Simple. The US is filled with ignorant people who are stuck in some kind of anti-progress time warp.
blazems on
Because you can’t charge for the sun
attachecrime on
Sorry. This is too woke for America. We’ve done everything we can to fight woke stuff like this
Illustrious_Bad_2980 on
We don’t believe in alternative energy. This administration thinks solar panels don’t work when the sun sets and whales hate windmills
threebayhorses on
The Cincinnati Zoo actually did this with their parking lot. It’s so nice going back to a car that hasn’t been baking in the sun all day.
lui-fert on
Because oil and PDF grandpa loves oil
rnk6670 on
America doesn’t do woke shit you know man? Solar is so woke bro don’t you know?
Steve0512 on
Some coal mine owner donated five grand to Trump so now solar is bad.
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Because oil
We do this a lot here in AZ. I don’t know if it is a law or common sense.
If no one is making any money on it the powers that be don’t want to give it you for free. That’s why we don’t have nice things like healthcare, infrastructure or solar panels on our parking lots.
Capitalism baby, get yours or get fucked is the moto!
If all our tax money went to something other than war or propping up the 1% we could do a lot of things.
There’s a few places in California that hav done this.
If I owned a Grocery store, I would look to see how much this would cost me to install.
Imagine being able to use as a selling point “Free shaded parking for all guests!”.
My school district did this at every high school. And on several blacktop play areas.
because the oil people convinced the dumbest among us that climate change wasnt real
Because we’re fucking idiots.
Because republican voters are stupid as fuck.Â
Covered parking solar is one of the most expensive ways to install solar because of the steel structure required. That means that when a company or whatever is looking at parking projects, they will likely not include something so expensive. Solar doesn’t pay back well enough in many areas for this to be a viable financial decision.
Because we are bleeding money to Israel, we are paying dear leader 10billion because someone leaked his tax returns, which is a surprise that he even filed them, we are giving his sons billions in pentagon contracts, and grifting money in other ways. We don’t have the money to spend on shit that actually helps.
There was a massive project completed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in DC. About 5.9Mw
https://www.gem.wiki/JBAB_-_Washington_DC_solar_farm
Because it might cut into someone’s profit margin /s
Because conservatives
It would seem that retailers would be incentivized to do this even without regulation. They could power their stores from the electricity generated and it offers their customers covered parking. The initial investment would be significant, but it seems like they would recover the costs quickly from the energy savings and increased traffic. The Cincinnati Zoo has covered most, if not all of their parking lots with solar panels and I believe are able to run all of their facilities with the energy they supply.
Warehouse and large building rooftops are way lower hanging fruit. The structures already exist. Kills me to see them empty when they are in broad sun. I would pay for my own panels on them if possible. I would have to destroy entirely too many trees in my yard to get decent roof light.Â
Because if we have anyone, ANYONE, in politics willing to stand up to the corporate interests who are against solar power, it certainly is not the orange dementia-riddled trash bag in charge right now.
And it really may not eh anyone in a position of power.
What do you do when the sun isn’t out cause it’s cloudy or night time? No power then! Owned the libs again
/s
How on earth does that help fossil fuels?
That’s the answer.
Think of the poor oil companies you would be depriving by doing this
Because we’ve been sucking big oil wang for 60 years!
Simple. The US is filled with ignorant people who are stuck in some kind of anti-progress time warp.
Because you can’t charge for the sun
Sorry. This is too woke for America. We’ve done everything we can to fight woke stuff like this
We don’t believe in alternative energy. This administration thinks solar panels don’t work when the sun sets and whales hate windmills
The Cincinnati Zoo actually did this with their parking lot. It’s so nice going back to a car that hasn’t been baking in the sun all day.
Because oil and PDF grandpa loves oil
America doesn’t do woke shit you know man? Solar is so woke bro don’t you know?
Some coal mine owner donated five grand to Trump so now solar is bad.