this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2026
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Here in the West they're just covering up all the desert areas that are not being used anyways. And they also bring in livestock of various kinds to take care of a lot of the weeds and keep it cleaned up as well. I think it's a great use of space since there is so much of it in such wide abundance of sun. There's also quite a few of the car parks here that have been installing solar panels over the cars and that's a great use as well but that's also quite a huge expense overall.
Desert areas can still have rich ecosystems that get severely affected by solar farms.
Someone said to me yesterday, why don't we redirect the Ord River (WAus) down to Kalgoorlie (also WA) and irrigate and farm the desert. Some real-life Fremen mind at work there. My eyes rolled so hard, the "its desert, nothing lives there", is strong with that one.
Oh I know, I've spent my life here. That doesn't mean that it isn't a good idea.