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Re:In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas ... by baby_souffle on Thursday June 04, 2026 @01:10PM (#48401546)
And you can do some agriculture near and under the panels. That's not the case with an oil well.
Re:In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas ... by enoint on Thursday June 04, 2026 @01:45PM (#48402040)
Or under the plume of heavy metals from coal. That land, near the transmission infrastructure of a coal plant, is only good for solar farms.
Re:In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas ... by vel0city on Thursday June 04, 2026 @05:05PM (#48404635)
> And you can do some agriculture near and under the panels. That's not the case with an oil well.

You can absolutely do agriculture near oil and gas wells. I grew up next to land routinely leased to ranchers. That land was spotted with lots of active oil and gas wells. The cows would eat our flowers whenever they got out due to the oil company leaving gates improperly secured. Today I drive past fields of sorghum, corn, and wheat with little spots where active wells operate. Once drilled they usually don't take that much space to operate.