In one corner, clean energy champion Ed Miliband. In the other, residents – and Reform politicians – outraged at plans for more large-scale solar farms in Lincolnshire than anywhere else in the UK
Yeah when you take a picture from space and all you see is clouds, that means that clouds actually block or redirect most of the light; doesn’t have to be all of it.
Does somebody have data on how much sunlight reaches the ground when it’s cloudy? It’s 1361 W when not cloudy, at least that much i know.
As someone that lives near a lot of corn, one interesting thing people don’t realize about corn fields is that they “sweat” in the morning releasing a ton of water vapor which in the summer months often becomes fog and makes everything more humid and miserable.
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Anyway, I’m sure that having read the article now you noticed that the couple in question are worried about the noise because they have an autistic daughter and moved there to get away from noise, which she’s especially sensitive to.
I’m not sure how it’s relevant that a substation from any other source wouldn’t be worse is relevant? If the panels weren’t behind their house then the substation wouldn’t be there either.
Oh yeah, all that terrible noise and pollution from solar. The sunbeams screaming and shitting each time they smack into a panel.
some people think that solar panels suck out solar energy from around like some kind of evil wizard depleting lifeforce and never heard about shadows
Some people also think that clouds prevent light from reaching the planet surface.
You can see clouds from space, so just not all of it.
Yeah when you take a picture from space and all you see is clouds, that means that clouds actually block or redirect most of the light; doesn’t have to be all of it.
Does somebody have data on how much sunlight reaches the ground when it’s cloudy? It’s 1361 W when not cloudy, at least that much i know.
Good point. When it’s cloudy out, were fully enshrouded in darkness down here.
solar panels make about as much noise as trees and corn fields. just to put things into perspective
As someone that lives near a lot of corn, one interesting thing people don’t realize about corn fields is that they “sweat” in the morning releasing a ton of water vapor which in the summer months often becomes fog and makes everything more humid and miserable.
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-s1-5094251/corn-sweat-is-real-and-its-made-extreme-heat-in-the-midwest-even-more-uncomfortable
So a field of solar panels is actually probably nicer that a field of corn
Honestly I wish the corn would cut it the fuck out with all of those corny jokes.
The noise is from the substation (it says so in the article).
I guess part of the article got lost amongst all the ads.
Anyway, a solar substation wouldn’t be significantly different from one from any other power source, so that argument is just additional bullshit.
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Anyway, I’m sure that having read the article now you noticed that the couple in question are worried about the noise because they have an autistic daughter and moved there to get away from noise, which she’s especially sensitive to.
I’m not sure how it’s relevant that a substation from any other source wouldn’t be worse is relevant? If the panels weren’t behind their house then the substation wouldn’t be there either.
Honestly, seems like they could have spent less on sound insulation, but maybe it’s cheap to move in the UK.
Can you sound insulate a garden?
Again, I think if you read the article you’ll understand their issues a lot better.