Ashley P Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 If the solar company BrightNight is promising to lease crop land at a rate about 4 times what a farmer will pay, where is that money coming from? Farming is subsidized by the gov, how can solar beat it by quadruple? https://brightnightpower.com/about-us/ My theory is that electric power companies are mandated to use X% "clean" energy and are then contracting with solar companies to provide that. So, electric rates for all with increase. True, or not? Proof? There is a community meeting in two days and I think the community is going to try to rally together to pass zoning regs to tell landowners what they can do on their own property. I'm against dozing trees and crops for solar panels, but I'm more against communism. Help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley P Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 BrightNight got $500,000,000 from https://www.global-infra.com/portfolio/industry/energy-renewables-power/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-infrastructure-partners-provides-500-million-capital-facility-to-brightnight-301457943.html Read the following copied from the above link: BrightNight's mission is to provide next generation power solutions by combining multiple renewable technologies and thereby enabling its customers to accomplish deeper decarbonization of their generation portfolio. The company's development pipeline utilizes hybridized solutions across the U.S. with a diverse set of resources, including solar and storage, as its center piece capability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 You know how this works. Follow the money. Will it end like Solyndra? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/remember-solyndra-loss-of-taxpayer-millions-seems-forgotten-expert-says 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley P Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 I'm trying to follow the money, but dern it's a winding trail full of....crap lingo. Ever read any of the document from white house . gov regarding the "inflation reduction act"? Try reading that phrase time and time again....without puking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley P Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 I went to a meeting for Brightnight to promote/inform the community of the project. Bias is a strong force. Car guys need to beware the word "decarbonizaton". If major power companies are aiming for "net zero" by 2050, then our gasolne days are also numbered. Chicken Little FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley P Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 Oh, fun fact, the solar company offered to lease all my land. I was puzzled because creeks and wooded areas take up 3/7ths of the land. I pointed that out, he said they'd "take out" the trees. I don't know how many trees that is, but about 25 acres worth. Solar farms are NOT about the environment. They are NOT about lower electric costs. They are taking food OFF the shelves/table. This stuff is driven by federally mandated decarbonization of electric production. It's bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley P Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 How do I connect the dots between: Electric production "clean energy requirements" Government/laws What people/party supported it What funding (if any) drives it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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