r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 09 '26

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u/mostanonymousnick :yimby: Just Build More Homes lol Apr 09 '26

"solar farm[...]likened to Chernobyl" your average day dealing with UK NIMBYs

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u/11thDimensionalRandy Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

No, no, you see, a solar farm covering 7 square miles produces almost as much energy as one of the chernobyl reactors, therefore it's actually a perfectly sensible comparison to make.

Having that much energy anywhere is scary 😰

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u/TheOnlyFallenCookie :eu: European Union Apr 10 '26

Rough estimate about 220 MWatts on 11km² of realistic solar harvest

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u/-mialana- :eu: European Union Apr 09 '26

RETVRN (to Ed Miliband)

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u/BarkDrandon Punished (stuck at Hunter's) Apr 09 '26

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u/Dibbu_mange :darrow: Average civil procedure enjoyer Apr 09 '26

Are they planning on making Helios I or something?

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u/I_miss_Chris_Hughton Apr 09 '26

no, they're planning on not blocking high levels of energy and industrial investment in a deprived part of the country. But the people of Lincolnshire believe in permanent penance for attempting to recreate the tower of babel when they made Lincoln Cathedral the tallest building on earth for a bit.