Re:Solar farms took over California desert: ‘An oasis has be...
by aurizon on Monday May 22, 2023 @07:52AM
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Each one of these panels provides a very valuable thing in a desert - shaded area. All manner of insects, lizards are given some shade.
I wonder if an ecological survey has been done on that aspect?
I note that farm grass also grows well in this shade as the solar angle variance allows grass growth (as long as rain or hose irrigation is present). Poles are high enough for cows beneath and strong enough to tolerate cows 'scritching', just like cats = they love it.https://www.agproud.com/articles/53536-solar-panel-shade-for... In fact live stock farms have electric scratchers.Some amazing videos https://www.google.com/search?q=cow+scratcher&rlz=1C1CHBF_en...
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