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Solar + battery doesn’t bother anyone. Wind turbines have mild resistance from people who think they are an eyesore or people worried about migratory birds.


I wish it were true that solar and battery projects didn't bother anyone. Some recent examples of opposition to solar and battery projects:

"Jacumba residents sue to stop 600-acre solar project"

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2021-09-...

"Proposed battery storage site in Eden Valley prompts local worries"

https://thecoastnews.com/proposed-battery-storage-site-in-ed...

"The Energy Transition Runs Into a Ditch in Rural Ohio"

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29072022/williamsport-ohi...

"An activist group is stopping rural US solar farms with lies"

https://electrek.co/2023/02/20/an-activist-group-is-stopping...

"Marin battery storage project sparks early opposition"

https://www.marinij.com/2023/03/13/marin-battery-storage-pro...


Solar on roof has no resistance, but solar plants takes a lot of space and it starts being a source of conflict in some places of France. It's important to take everyone opinion into account to avoid doing stupid things like putting wind turbines way too close to people houses or farms.




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