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(12-03-2025, 02:44 PM)JJB Wrote:I don't think he specifically mentioned the desert,that was my take on best place for solar panels?(11-03-2025, 11:55 PM)Vinny Wrote:(11-03-2025, 06:46 PM)JJB Wrote:The Muskrat reckons a 12 mile sqaree of solar paels in one of Americas desert ares would supply enough electricity to to power the whole of USA!(11-03-2025, 02:21 PM)Vinny Wrote:Yep. P rubs his hands together in glee when the sun shines, free leccy. It was the best investment we've ever made.(11-03-2025, 12:26 PM)JJB Wrote: It's definitely cooler. I will need a jumper if I'm going out. Dry, light cloud, not a lot of good for solar.Do you have solar panels on your house JJB? I have them on my motorhome and there was certainly no shortage of usable electricity for me at the weekend!
He might be right but P says he doesn't know it all. Panels don't like extreme heat, they prefer cold and bright, plus in the desert there would be a load of differential expansion. I wonder how the Muskrat was anticipating getting the solar generated power to all of the USA from the desert?

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