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by fc417fc802
1 day ago
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> Solar cells are expensive (Chinese tariffs or domestic production) and permitting is tough. The tariffs I understand (even if they really don't make sense in this particular case) but the permitting I do not. Do you have more information or links? > Wind requires a lot of land. In rural but populated areas wind is generally installed on someone else's grazing area for a small fee. In truly unpopulated areas (ie desert) access to land isn't usually an issue since there's approximately zero demand for it. That said I do agree with your general theme that our grid is underinvested and the management and policy surrounding it are a mess. |
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Take a look at [1]. The current admin felt that NEPA reviews were taking too long for utility grade energy projects and put in a cap for NEPA review length that does not apply to wind and solar. The article goes into how long utility scale solar projects can take to go through NEPA.
> In rural but populated areas wind is generally installed on someone else's grazing area for a small fee. In truly unpopulated areas (ie desert) access to land isn't usually an issue since there's approximately zero demand for it.
The challenge then is bringing the power to the datacenter, which often involves transmission lines, which goes back to permitting.
[1]: https://www.resources.org/archives/delays-to-wind-and-solar-...