Comments on: America’s highways have significant solar potential https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/10/13/americas-highways-have-significant-solar-potential/ Solar Energy Markets and Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Greg https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/10/13/americas-highways-have-significant-solar-potential/#comment-83707 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:31:08 +0000 https://pv-magazine-usa.com/?p=57336#comment-83707 Why in the world would you build solar on land that’s often far from where the electricity would be used? Then, you have to add all the cost to connect supply to user. And considering that cars often get in accidents or run off the road, the value of these should be reduced by losses expected from accidents, thrown rocks, etc.

A much better study would be looking at unused roof space atop malls, shopping centers, big box stores, gas stations, etc. That space is typically wasted, and it’s exactly where the electricity would be used, and the infrastructure to connect to the grid already exists.

]]> By: Todd R Maclay https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/10/13/americas-highways-have-significant-solar-potential/#comment-83502 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:42:30 +0000 https://pv-magazine-usa.com/?p=57336#comment-83502 High voltage power line right-of-ways are also a consideration. This would entail considerable expense to clear adjacent trees to fully utilize the land area but that could be a good thing in drought stricken places like western states. A major consideration for many projects is proximity to existing 3-phase power so maybe less an issue with this land.

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