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DamienSalvation t1_jd8npkc wrote

Putting solar panels all across the highway in the middle of nowhere doesn't seem like a great idea. And who would pay for it? The private sector is building solar farms all over the place and they have thought through what it will take to build and maintain them.

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Numerous_Vegetable_3 t1_jd8rp2z wrote

>all across the highway in the middle of nowhere

Well.... you can move the electricity to other places... with those wire-things we have.

It being the middle of nowhere is more of a reason to have them there. Why would we take up space in populated areas for solar when we can easily and instantaneously move power anywhere we put a wire.. ?

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DamienSalvation t1_jd8srfv wrote

Maintenance would be pretty difficult. Solar panels are not something you just plop down and leave.

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Numerous_Vegetable_3 t1_jd8xx0y wrote

Maintenance is needed once a year for inspection and cleaning, and in most cases they're inspected and passed and no other action is needed. Also, there are applications that will tell you exactly what panel is down, so you can go straight there, fix it, and be done. People wouldn't need to be walking around checking them, they would get an alert about a panel and go investigate.

You should really research these things instead of coming up with reasons just because you don't like it. It's really disheartening that most people can't be bothered to learn new things.

Do you really thing maintaining a gigantic hydro or coal power plant would be cheaper than going and checking panels that tell you exactly where to check?

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mainething OP t1_jd96pwf wrote

nope !

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Numerous_Vegetable_3 t1_jd97fg5 wrote

- Maintenance would be difficult

- Hey here's this info proving it wouldn't be

- Well you'd have to show me a study

I just don't understand the willful ignorance of some people

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DamienSalvation t1_jd8ygs9 wrote

If the private sector wants to pay for it I don't give a shit but yeah maintaining 300 miles of solar panels in the middle of a highway in the middle of nowhere Maine is just fairy tale thinking. Show me a study on how this would work before floating the idea lol

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Numerous_Vegetable_3 t1_jd94gvs wrote

You couldn't be bothered to look up basic info about solar yet you're asking me to present you with a study. Don't pretend like you actually want to research these things when you clearly can't be bothered to do a google search about solar panel maintenance.

And again, it's along an existing roadway where they would already know exactly what needed maintenance. You're acting like these panels would be inaccessible and require insane manpower to get to.

I'll ask you again, do you really thing maintaining a gigantic hydro or coal power plant would be cheaper?

I don't think this is about information for you, I think it's a "gReEn EnUrGy bAd" mindset that you have, which is fine. From your reply, your opinion is "well if I don't have to pay for it I don't give a shit".

Recently, the Maine Public Utilities Commission announced that the Standard Offer price for electricity supply will be going up by 49% or almost $32 a month for our average residential customer in 2023.

So you're cool with the power companies charging you 50% more at the drop of a hat, but you don't want to invest in something that would reduce dependence on those companies and give you cheaper rates? Got it.

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DamienSalvation t1_jd9bczw wrote

The federal government should invest in green energy but our state shouldn't administer a program based on a half-baked Reddit post. Maybe hire an expert or put out an RFP to see what types of ideas people who work in the industry have.

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piratecheese13 t1_jd988pm wrote

I wouldn’t exactly say it’s the middle of nowhere. Yeah it’s a lot less dense but there’s literally a highway there, it’s not like we’re sticking this in the middle of the woods through a dirt road on top of a mountain.

If it really was the middle of nowhere, they wouldn’t of built the highway

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DamienSalvation t1_jd9bmh8 wrote

North of Bangor is one of the most sparsely populated places East of the Mississippi.

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piratecheese13 t1_jd9etsb wrote

Yet, they still build a highway there, that highway is maintained and it’s still easily accessible

Seriously, I work for a construction company and we often drive all the way from Portland to Sunday river for projects. We need to go to that neighborhood at least 20 times a year. Bangor to Holton is 118 miles. If you hire one maintenance worker in Holden, and one maintenance worker in Bangor, you don’t even need to put a guy in Millinocket.

Not an issue

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DamienSalvation t1_jd9g755 wrote

You think it's efficient use of state resources to doing that instead of a farm setup like the private sector does? Come on... this idea isn't even fully formed.

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