Environment & Energy

All that effort when all I did was refuted your principle claim...

The solar facility would not generate tax revenue for 35 years

There's ample evidence that they do last that long - but I could see replacing them early when as I said they were fully depreciated tax wise and a newer panel the same size offered more output. They could maybe even sell or donate the old panels to a church or charity.

Companies do that all the time when it makes them money. My local utility has changed hands three times. The last time PPL bought them. There is a small hydro dam nearby and they replaced older functioning turbines with newer more efficient ones. The investment in the upgrade made $en$e.

Did you miss this part?

plant native grasses under the panels that could provide fodder for sheep

It's called agrivoltaics and it would be helpful in arid lands to shade crops and actually provide moisture from the condensation on the panels.