Posted on 10/14/2024 2:05:38 PM PDT by george76
In a devastating blow to the Democrat’s Green New Deal agenda, the solar panel farm at Lake Placid, Florida, was ripped apart by Hurricane Milton, exposing the inherent vulnerabilities of relying on so-called “green energy.”
The 380-acre Lake Placid Solar Power Plant, was meant to symbolize the future of energy, but after Hurricane Milton’s landfall, it now stands as a symbol of the failures of environmental utopianism.
The 45-megawatt (MW) plant consists of approximately 180,000 tracking solar panels.
This solar facility, touted for its ability to power over 12,000 homes at peak production, was ravaged by the storm’s extreme conditions.
Now, viral footage shows the mangled array of panels, symbolizing both the fragility and limitations of a “renewable-only” energy approach in high-stakes weather events.
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Duke Energy, responsible for maintaining the solar plant, admitted that restoration efforts will be long and difficult, with nearly 43,000 customers out of 60,000 customers are still without power in the aftermath of the storm, according to Energy Central.
County officials reported that 97% of the area lost power immediately following the storm.
The picture looks more like tornado damage rather than straight winds.
I wonder what that land can now be used for after solar panels get smashed to bits on it, besides another solar farm?
Could it ever go back to agriculture? What would be left behind?
Costly Solar Panels Destroyed in Florida, Leaving The Land Unfit to Grow Edible Food Ever Again.
It’s not about meeting energy demand but funneling tax money to the right people.
The loss of solar panels is just a loss of rate payer and tax payer dollars - plus embarrassment to advocates of the green new scam.
The amount of $ given for subsidies and tax breaks etc... (nationwide) could have been invested into natural gas plants that are far more cost efficient and not as susceptible to weather. But God forbid a realistic plan be followed. Between hail and hurricanes and general maintenance of these mega solar farms they prove to be just another temporary cash cow for a small group of people. Solar is perfect on a small scale , but any other application for the “grid” is a huge theft.
Electricity comes from walls.
Food comes from shelves.
Toxic waste from the solar panels ruins farm land ..
I have read that they apply some serious chemicals to inhibit growth of any type of plant life to avoid cutting/maintenance. I wouldn’t think they can raise anything off of it for quite a while.
Just leftover plastic and metal shards, just scoop them up and send to the landfill.
Solar panels don’t work in blizzards either.
I had someone try to convince me that after the lease on the land is up, the solar company/utility will remove all of the panels and infrastructure and return it to “normal”. I explained the enormous of concrete, steel, and wire that’s underground is the problem.
I asked what happens if the “company” is bankrupt by then?
Crickets and a blank stare...
I drive by 100’s of acres of panels that used to be cotton fields everyday here in Mississippi.
Nor at night
"Yes, I'm looking for 180,000 solar panels."
"Do you mean, 18 solar panels? Let me check Solar Panel World stock...."
"No, 180,000 panels!"
"You have got to be kidding! "Who is this?" "Is this a prank call? No one needs 180,000 panels!"
Or 3rd\4th generation nuclear power plants!
“ The picture looks more like tornado damage rather than straight winds.”
I wish I could show you a drone shot I have of some of my land in south GA that got clobbered by the hurricane. There is an area of several acres where trees are laid down in what looks like an hourglass shape, with untouched trees around it. Another area of a couple hundred acres is completely flattened. There were strange things happening in that storm.
Well, duh!
And for those placed on roofs of individual homes, what do you think happens when plains spring thunderstorms pass through the area? Hail is much more common than a tornado.
Power rates to go through the roof.
The tens of billions we routinely send to foreign countries could have built new efficient power plants all over the U.S. Power/electricity could be very cheap. But under Communist rule in the U.S. it’s become very expensive and it keeps going up.
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