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ClaudetteCC

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7. I love the idea of rooftop solar

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:46 PM

8 hrs ago

But am not so enthused by farmland usage. We have a local ancient riverbed nearby from the last ice age. It has some of the best soil for ag possible. I had a garden plot in the area and once the grass and weeds were removed it could be dug by hand. Some solar outfit wants to build an array on this land because it is flat.

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Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time [View all] riversedge 12 hrs ago OP

Yessssssssssssssssssssss lamp_shade 12 hrs ago #1

Trump will try to put an end to that the way he ended wind farm development. ChicagoTeamster 12 hrs ago #2

This month is 11 years that solar has sat quietly on my roof Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #3

That is awesome! ClaudetteCC 8 hrs ago #6

Duke Energy Miguelito Loveless 6 hrs ago #8

Meanwhile President Fuck Nuts is doing this: Botany 10 hrs ago #4

Great news. No wonder Trump is wasting hundreds of millions of OUR money shore up the coal industry. Martin68 9 hrs ago #5

I love the idea of rooftop solar ClaudetteCC 8 hrs ago #7