OPINION: 'The Sunzia Power Line will $8 billion dollars. Could acres of Southwestern rooftops and parking lots be covered with solar panels and wind turbines for less? It is hard to believe they couldn’t,' writes Oro Valley resident Mike Carran.
Multiple news outlets report that remotely located solar and wind farms will require new upgraded high-voltage lines to move electricity from those remote locations to power-hungry urban centers.
People are also reading… That’s a long wait that we can’t afford. Mitigating the impact of climate change requires rapid deployment of solar and wind capacity that avoids lengthy permitting review. We can do this by utilizing unused space throughout the city. Multiple advantages result from utilizing those empty spaces. Reduced public and private electrical costs save money for owners, taxpayers, and consumers. Shaded outdoor dining spaces would be welcomed by patrons. Overhead solar panels on parking lots could allow drivers to return to a shaded electric automobile with a fully charged battery from electricity produced by those same solar panels. Installation costs are a one-time cost that can be amortized over the 25-year life of the solar panels.
The essential framework to do this is mostly in place. Changes to allow a two-way flow of electricity to and from the grid will be needed, but these changes are doable. Those changes will require a different business model, which presents an enormous opportunity for either a community-based solar company or Tucson Electric Power.
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