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Re:California farmers are planting solar panels as water sup... by samplatt on Thursday August 01, 2019 @11:17PM (#20590467)
An answer, then, is to plant some longer-term grass (or something that can hold the topsoil), and give the panels a short spray of water every morning to remove dust.

Increases efficiency, prevents undesired pollinators taking control of neighboring paddocks, uses an order of magnitude less water than actual crop irrigation.

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Re:California farmers are planting solar panels as water sup... by KirinDave on Friday August 02, 2019 @01:43AM (#20590864)
I'm fairly sure the pollinators are a benefit, even if we're going to have to accept much more aggressive and dangerous varieties populating the state as the average temperature rises and ongoing insect migrations continue.
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