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minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoThat’s funny, but modern solar panel power plants don’t care that it’s winter. The panels rotate and an arid area isn’t getting that much more cloud cover.
minus-squareDreamlandLividity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-220 days agoThe article says the ones it talks about do. Also, rotating panels can’t stop days from being shorter during winter.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoI’m not saying it’s not lower. I’m saying it’s not nearly as big of a deal as people say it is.
That’s funny, but modern solar panel power plants don’t care that it’s winter. The panels rotate and an arid area isn’t getting that much more cloud cover.
The article says the ones it talks about do. Also, rotating panels can’t stop days from being shorter during winter.
I’m not saying it’s not lower. I’m saying it’s not nearly as big of a deal as people say it is.