Covering large parking lots with solar panels is an idea that goes back decades but in America at least it’s an idea that has never really taken off.
What is the reason for that? Is it due to the overall cost or is there something else that keeps Walmart, Target, Costco, Sams Club, Malls, etc. from covering their parking lots with these panels and selling the power?
All the benefits of solar, with all the downsides of a crumbling roadway infrastructure that doesn’t get the maintenance it needs as is even before adding in a fragile surface that will decrease overall performance of either generation or performance as a roadway.