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Socal31

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17. Not even close.

Reply to grahamhgreen (Reply #16)

Sun Nov 30, 2014, 01:35 PM

Nov 2014

These concentrated solar arrays throw off an insane beam and the reflection is massive.

Certainly you didn't think pilots were bothered by standard panels?

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World's largest solar farm is up and running in California [View all] grahamhgreen Nov 2014 OP

kick, kick, kick..... daleanime Nov 2014 #1

This is absolutely wonderful news. JanT Nov 2014 #2

Makes one wonder what kind of ecosystem will develop in the shade of those panels. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #3

I'll bet you greytdemocrat Nov 2014 #4

I'm thinking: Spider heaven. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #6

Sounds about right. Lizards, maybe some tortoises, anything short. Hekate Nov 2014 #9

I wonder if some of the smaller endangered species can co-exist with the solar panels? csziggy Nov 2014 #10

California, uber alles! n/t PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #5

Wow -- great news. Carizzo Plain has spectacular wildflowers (if it rains), but that's all I know... Hekate Nov 2014 #7

Yay! nt valerief Nov 2014 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #11

This is not that facility. MineralMan Nov 2014 #12

Oh yep, my bad, thanks. I'll delete. MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #13

Is this like the one just be fore the Nevada border off I-15? Socal31 Nov 2014 #14

You mean like when the sun reflects off of water? Solution is to dry up all the water and put it in grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #16

Not even close. Socal31 Nov 2014 #17

This is not a solar concentrator, just 9 million solar panels, grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #19

Go solar!!! RiverLover Nov 2014 #15

Texas is still #1 kicking ass in wind power snooper2 Nov 2014 #18