Solar canopies on parking lots
Some of the points in the article make sense at first blush, and may even be correct, but I lose hope when it starts out with a complete fabrication :<p>“Undeveloped land is a rapidly dwindling resource”<p>Note - roughly 6% of the US is developed space, less than 3% of that land is urban. [1]<p>The author then compounds the mistrust by stating that by 2050, we might need up to 0.5% of land dedicated to generating solar power.<p>ZERO POINT FIVE percent. And I’m supposed to think that’s a problem?  10 million acres out of the nearly 2 billion we have in this country?  Yeah - that doesn’t concern me.<p>It’s a shame too, as I like solar canopied parking lots and think they make sense in some cases - making such weak justifications at the top of the article though, makes me think I may be wrong about it.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-10/the-real-role-of-land-values-in-the-united-states" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-10/the-real-...</a>