WRITTEN BY JAMES FREEMAN ON JAN 31, 2024. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
The Negligible Benefits Of Solar Don’t Outweigh The Eco Destruction It Causes
Taxpayers and utility customers naturally expect to pay heavily for wind and solar power.
After all, if such projects made economic sense, there would be no need for governments to subsidize and mandate them.
But even beyond the costs of inefficient power production, there’s a question of whether alternative-energy cheerleaders yet have a handle on the environmental impact of their projects. [emphasis, links added]
It seems that there is still no free lunch and that every method of producing electricity carries costs and benefits.
For example, a solar farm often requires the removal of large swathes of vegetation, which naturally carries a local consequence—and not just for the wildlife who used to live there.
Stephen Peterson reports for the Sun Chronicle from Plainville, Mass.:
https://climatechangedispatch.com/the-negligible-benefits-of-solar-dont-outweigh-the-eco-destruction-it-causes/