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Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert (ca.news.yahoo.com)

submitted 5 months ago by CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/91685

cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/112563861339745778

Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/solar-project-destroy-thousands-joshua-100000768.html

It's crazy to me that a destructive photovoltaic solar project like this one is considered reasonable, but a new nuclear power plant within or adjacent to a city is beyond the pale.

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[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How? What are the differences between the new and old versions of net metering in California that are affecting this situation?

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think the new version of net metering pays homeowners less than it did previously, for power that they feed into the grid, disincentivizing rooftop solar.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 7 points 5 months ago

Yes. Why put solar on rooftops, where people need it, when the utility can bulldoze the desert and make miles of transmission lines and get paid 10% to do so?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Well, at a certain level of generation, adding more isn't as valuable since the excess needs to be stored to offset the base need. So it makes absolute sense for the compensation to drop as supply goes up.