Technology Connections' excellent overview of current solar technology has a simple cost-benefit analysis of corn ethanol, which concludes that even if corn ethanol required ZERO energy inputs, it would still be easily outperformed by current solar + battery storage with exceedingly conservative estimates on efficiency, watt-hours per acre, etc.
RickRussell_CA
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I have the simple American diet that will work for at least 70% of people:
Less
one vertical, east-west-facing system
Oh, the panels are running in lines N-S, and they've got a 2-sided arrangement that faces east and west. Yeah I didn't quite get the geometry either.
Crop success should get better as you go south and get directly under the sun -- the panels will cast smaller shadows.
Solar efficiency might get much worse.
In the end, it's a range: you can angle the solar panels not at all, or a little bit, or a lot. The effect on crops will vary and eventually you'll have to stop planting in the persistent shadow of the panels. But perhaps there are lower-light broadleaf vegetables you could plant there.
Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed Gram
FWIW, a check of extant multifamily housing for sale in that area shows about $200-$400K per unit.
So, building new would probably cost a little more, but I suppose low income housing could forego some common amenities. OTOH, low income housing projects in Los Angeles routinely exceed $600K per unit.
In San Diego? No.
"second guessing your doctor” and the like
Oh my dear and fluffy lord
Oh. Arc and Dia.
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The thing providing the location of the device is the phone... how are military allowed to carry personal phones?
I've worked in Top Secret facilities and holy shit no you are not allowed to bring phones inside. How is an active duty ship less controlled?