I wonder if any freezing libs in Keep Austin Weird are waking up
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The manufacturing process for solar panels causes an absurd amount of pollution. Disposing of them can also be hazardous to the environment. Combine that with the fact that they don't perform very well even in perfect conditions, and it turns out they're not "green" at all. It's a wonder why the government would subsidize such a product...
without maintenance it takes about 50 years for them to pay for themselves. start adding new parts, repairs, blades, de icing. the tower will be torn down before they ever become paid off. There's hundreds built in California back in the 70's that still have never meet their costs to build.