Activists say solar farm in Florida will harm Black community

yahoo.com ^ | January 2, 2022 | Aisha Powell

[grundle]

The 74.9-megawatt plant, called the Archer Solar Project, would span the 650-acre vacant farmland plot near the Saint Peter neighborhood area.

“This is not a facility that’s compatible with the residential community,” Rutledge continued.

“Our families have ties to those types of experiences since the Civil War, Jim Crow, and having to escape,” said Gerrie Crawford, another resident who lives across from the proposed site.

She explained that many families, including hers, have worked and purchased land there since the 1800s.

Crawford also said that many residents in the town are descendants of African Americans driven out of Rosewood, a town 30 miles away, during the 1923 Rosewood Massacre — a racially-motivated massacre where white locals burned down the Black town killing at least six Black residents.

[Svartalfiar]

Yea, they are decently fast. Wish we had one, but there’s no good spot to put it, without taking down one of the existing ones.. Pecans are tasty!

[George from New England]

“Better to put them at ground level, easier to maintain, doesn’t screw up your roof, etc “

One overlooks the advantages of solar on a roof in that your attic stays 20 degrees cooler in the heat of the summer day.

Savings from that too.

[George from New England]

“It’s pretty hard to get your whole house shaded.”

We live in a world with enormous yearly wobble of the sunlight. Its really a challenge to maintain shade year round. Can’t really be done without also having the risk of falling branches. Insurance companies will dictate many to be trimmed to maintain coverage.