[JoeAltmaier]

Close to power substations? Do they scale when you need more? Do we really want to mount our solar panels up on 20' poles? When it requires maintenance, do we shut down the parking lot?

It's clearly not optimal, not nearly.

Folks I know it's sad that every solar project that occurs to the layman, is not always a good idea. But don't blame the messenger.

[nebalee]

Places with large parking lots usually also consume a lot of power and need a properly dimensioned connection to the grid anyways. And they will likely cover their own demand with these solar installations before they send any surplus to the grid.

[JoeAltmaier]

Exactly. Those buildings next to the parking lot are another big problem - shade. In many cases the panels will be in shade part of every day. But Hey! the government says you got to put them up anyway.

This is a load of govt interference, down to virtue signalling and little else.