• Crashumbc@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    2 months ago

    It’s not the cost of the panels, it’s the cost of the structure to hold them. And the maintenance involved.

    • protist
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 months ago

      There are solar generating facilities literally everywhere now. To mount them high enough to park under is a miniscule cost difference. There are also already massive parking lots with covers all over the place. We have probably 5,000+ covered parking spaces at the airport in my city, for example