The climate change debate continues.

[spacesailor]

Perhaps the ' Airport ' if offsetting it's carbon footprint. 

spacesailor

[Marty_d]

Good spot for them.  Low to the ground, prevents buildings with possible human casualties being put on the approaches to the runways.  

[red750]

This isn't a great photo of the panels. They were at right angles to the road closer up, and trees and bushes obscured them from further down the road. I guess the line of bushes are to block sunlight reflection into the eyes of drivers approaching along the road.

 

 

[onetrack]

It's quite amazing, the number of solar panel arrays that have been installed now. The Chinese must be raking in the money with solar panel production.

 

This one at Merredin, 260kms E of Perth, occupies 462Ha of land. It produces enough power to supply 42,000 homes.

 

https://risenenergy.com.au/portfolio/merredin-solar-farm/

[facthunter]

Cheapest form of energy by far, and we won't run out of it.  Nev

[Marty_d]

Labor are now saying they'll subsidize 30% of a home battery, that will probably tip the scales for us.

[spacesailor]

They ( governments ) didn't subside " solar panels " for the poor end of the population. 

Cut off At $ 250 electricity bill .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Because if your consumption is that small It wouldn't be worth doing. Solar is 1/4 the price I paid for it. Having more Batteries will make a big difference. Less current in the wires. ( More decentralised). Nev

[spacesailor]

Only for the wealthy. 

The lower consumption that the poorer use, the higher the grid input .

then again! The wealthy would use most of their panel output .

With their $ three figure power bill . ( or is it four figure $1,000) .

spacesailor

[onetrack]

Our power bill is still in credit, thanks to Govt handouts. We have a 6.6Kw solar system and we use all our appliances mostly during peak sunny periods, so we use all the solar power we generate. 

Exporting power to the grid is a dead loss now, they give you bugger-all for it, so it makes sense to use what you generate.

 

When the State and Federal Govts introduce battery subsidies in July, we'll probably go for a battery, and more solar panels.