• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    Yes.

    Land use doesn’t determine baseline soil quality, but soil quality often determines land use.

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      4 months ago

      Seems like solar panels can be easily relocated when the land is desired to be used for agriculture. I admittedly don’t know what the loss would be on some of the power infrastructure for routing this would be though.

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        4 months ago

        I believe they are relatively hard to move, but I’m not a solar expert by any stretch (though it’s a different story when it comes to soil).

        Somewhat related: putting panels on reclaimed tailings ponds or waste rock dumps is a good idea, in that usually these have an engineered cover (rock/soil/LDPE) That limits rooting depth (don’t want plants reaching what we are trying to protect [toxic waste]) so we plant grasses and shit rather than trees. Grasses + panels is the best of both cover stability and green energy