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Environment & Energy

dumbcat

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12. You have to look at the economics of that particular land

Reply to Timewas (Reply #10)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:21 PM

Oct 2022

Yes, there are many empty acres out west, but the electricity generated by that solar farm is much more valuable in Indiana than it is in Nevada or West Texas. You have to look at the value of the electricity generated per acre vs the value of the crops that it may (or may not, depending on climate and weather) produce.

I'm sure there have been a couple of people that have looked at that more closely than we have.

Any electricity produced on those thousands of acres in Texas has no value in Indiana.

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If there's something out there that makes much sense and will help many prople DFW Oct 2022 #1

Good Grief Timewas Oct 2022 #2

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You might Timewas Oct 2022 #4

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I wonder how many dumbcat Oct 2022 #13

Same thing going on here Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 #11

Why they chose this spot in Indiana Finishline42 Oct 2022 #15

Last paragraph is SPOT ON Brenda Oct 2022 #18