Recent comments in /f/Maine

ralphy1010 t1_jdaefd2 wrote

Reply to comment by piratecheese13 in Maine's Energy future by mainething

no, now it's they just think the solar looks ugly and that is their reason for not wanting it. Or windmills kill birds as if they suddenly care about birds.

The reality is most of the baby boomers are simply being selfish and trying to take as much as they can up to the very last moment of their lives. They truly don't care what happens after they are gone as long as their gas is cheap and the market is good enough to supplement the pathetic amount of money they set aside for their retirements. They've learned nothing from the last 50 years of history so there is no reason to expect them to change now.

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TabooRaver t1_jdadm48 wrote

Reply to comment by chuckleoctopus in Maine's Energy future by mainething

Snow doesn't really affect panels as much as some people think. Sunlight can penetrate a light dusting without too much drop off. The panels also get pretty hot, so the more sunlight hits the snow covered panel the layer touching the panel melts and most of the pile will slide off.

Granted, that may be a traffic safety concern. But since it's a liner installation a small plow on a rail that runs ahead of the normal plows the clear the roads may be effective.

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PolarBlueberry t1_jdacnyf wrote

This is the cause of New England’s energy problems. They closed down the nuclear reactors and never replaced them. Upgrade and reopen Maine Yankee, Vermont Yankee, etc and you’d see our rates go down with a “clean” and reliable energy source.

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