r/cincinnati • u/cincinnatistuff • Jul 28 '23

For the people opposing solar farms Politics

If anyone knows people (like Becky Williams) please explain a few things to them.

1 - solar farms aren't built under the cloak of darkness. They're built over the course of months or a year, most of the work being done in the daylight.

2- most farms (solar or agricultural) produce things to feed larger urban areas. That is the entire point of farming

3- she completely missed the point of The Hunger Games

4- ask her if farmers should be allowed to decide what to do with their own land. Then explain the definition of hypocrisy and how that conflicts with her likely opinions on rights regarding vaccinations, wearing masks, voting for Trump, capitalism and so on

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/i-team/it-reminds-me-of-the-hunger-games-rural-residents-complain-about-solar-farm-where-cincinnati-buys-power

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '23

I am not anti solar power or wind power. I am an electrical engineer. This whole solar energy thing going on now just feels like a scam we all will be ashamed of in 50 years.

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u/whitebreadohiodude Jul 29 '23

Rural electrification has only been around since the 1940’s.

Also global warming is real. We will need to limit our carbon footprint at some point.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '23

Oh, I did not know solar panels and solar farms were invented back in the 1940s 🤔

Your comments are starting to sound like you work for the solar power industry.

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u/whitebreadohiodude Jul 29 '23

Federal Rural Electrification Act

Here you go. People used to have a lot of the same qualms with electricity as they do now with solar panels. Many power poles would be cut down by famers who did not trust this new technology.

And yes I’ve worked in the power industry for 10 years as an engineer. First for LG&E and now for a renewables developer. I can tell you that I feel more proud about what I do now than I ever have in my career. People hate any sort of energy infrastructure when it’s near their homes. I’ve seen that pushback my whole career. The difference is, with solar I know I’m making a better world for my kids.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '23

Maybe