Solar farms sucking up California's water so much for sustainability

Source: http://www.stationgossip.com/2023/07/solar-farms-sucking-up-californias.html
Published: Jul 6, 2023
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2023-07-06 18:49:14 by Horse
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Large swaths of formerly dry and empty land across rural California now house massive solar farms that we are told will make the Golden State more energy sustainable – but there is just one problem: these solar farms are sucking up the state's scarce water supplies at an astounding rate.

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#1: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#0)

From the source:

Local wells near the solar projects are either being sucked dry or are already dry as a bone due to the construction of multiple utility-scale solar projects located near Desert Center, which is located along the stretch of Interstate 10 out near Palm Springs.

This is no different than pumping ground water in the San Joaquin Valley to irrigate crops. The exception being we get no vegetables from pumping water near Palm Springs. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2023-07-06 19:47:59   Reply   Private Reply