To be honest, i dont think we have large enough parking lots where i live. Only at the airport have i seen pretty large ones and we have 3 of those in my country

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Parking lots, warehouses, malls, walmarts (and similar superstores), even stretches of in-city highways. There's millions of acres of viable space for solar panels, just no financial incentive to install and maintain it.

[–] JohnOliver@feddit.dk 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why is the incentive to install them higher, in rural land and areas that could have been fields or forrest?

[–] Kampfkrapfen_Backup@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cause it's cheaper I guess?

[–] JohnOliver@feddit.dk 1 points 2 months ago

If it is, it can't be with much. Maybe regulations and issues with reflections. I can't see it being much cheaper

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

USA has vast, seas of parking lots. makes 1000% sense to have them here.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 months ago

I would imagine a nice bonus of having solar panels on top of parking lots is cars staying cooler in the shade

[–] JohnOliver@feddit.dk 7 points 2 months ago

I agree! The post doesn't mention USA anywhere though so i assume that this is a general question

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Makes more sense to remove the parking lots and replace them with mixed use housing or green areas

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've thought about this. but then people would bitch during the holidays when parking lots are full.

here is an explanation

https://youtu.be/Oqsk73g6tqI?si=uKJrZEe2UDMOXv3W

https://youtu.be/OUNXFHpUhu8?si=BXaMQnFolD0KBbyq

https://youtu.be/0Fawjy74kTQ?si=vkUZ6TozYRcwZHYt

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

So? #fuckCars