There’s actually research that shows that farming under solar cover increases moisture retention and the crop yields of certain plants. You’ll also note that a lot of these installations are on marginal land- steep hillsides, arid land, and even floating on reservoirs. The latter slows the rate of evaporation from the reservoir as well, so it has a net environmental benefit.

You’re right though, not every installation is perfect. But we seldom ask these same questions when it’s a new housing development or a Walmart with a moat of paved parking around it.

Yeah, but the snacks are great. But I miss the pre-covid era of soup and Cookies by George.

Exactly. It’s not like google is the only indexer out there. And if this cuts into their search dominance, so much the better.