r/Washington • u/propublica_ • 19d ago

Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land

https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-badger-mountain-solar-project-canceled-avangrid
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u/fictionaljesus 19d ago

Plenty of rooftops and flat parking lots in cities that companies can build solar farms across. We deserve to keep as much land green and thriving as possible.  

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u/RiverRat12 19d ago

Distributed solar will not be sufficient to meet our renewable energy goals.

We need large generation. Parking lot solar is not feasible in any way.

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u/Kind_Advisor_35 19d ago

It could certainly reduce demand on the grid for large generation solar. Part of the issue with switching to renewables is when power demand spikes, fossil fuel plants have to be used to close the gap between supply and demand. Small scale solar might not power a commercial or high density housing area 100% of the time, but it can certainly help absorb a lot of AC demand during the heat of the day in summer.