[mlocher]

The cemetery holds the remains of about 57,000 people and the solar panels cover less than 5 percent of the total surface area. They cost $900,000 to install and each year will keep about 62 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, Serret said.

The real question is, "How much energy did they produce and what were the economic savings?" Since this was not mentioned, I think one can assume that solar panels in this case are not a cheap source of energy.

I also wonder what the carbon footprint is of a decaying body (smile).

[Red Badger]

Que?
What?
Si.
See What?
Que, Si.
Casey Watt?
Yes!
Are you from Barcelona?.............

[null and void]

The cost of the panels and installation and the carbon footprint of the decomposing bodies are one-time expenses...

[dblshot]

Instead of planting flowers
They placed on marble towers
Right over graves
So space is saved
Let’s call it: Souler Power

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Pontiac]

The real question is, "How much energy did they produce and what were the economic savings?" Since this was not mentioned, I think one can assume that solar panels in this case are not a cheap source of energy.

Also not mentioned is the life expectancy of the solar panels and the expected maintenance cost.

The only real test is to add up the total life time purchase and operating cost of the solar panels and compare those to the alternatives.

And you really can’t even do that.

A conventional power plant can be upgraded and maintained indefinitely. A solar panel can not. A solar panel has a finite life time. Once it is placed in service it begins to degrade and will slowly loose efficiency.

[BenLurkin]

Not exactly dancing on their graves — just the 21st century equivalent.