Reader asks: Why build solar farms on green space instead of over car parks?
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Guardian staff reporter
22h ago· 1 min readenOpinion
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A reader asks why solar panels are placed on green spaces instead of over car parks, referencing a popular internet meme. The piece is part of a Q&A series where readers answer other readers' questions on renewable energy topics.
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· 3 pulledI would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put them over massive car parks as a popular current internet meme suggests.
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