Solar Arrays and Chesterfield County Part 4

For Sale:

This newly renovated home, set on a large 10-acre lot, offers a perfect blend of comfort and modernity. As you enter, you’re welcomed by an expansive living room with new vinyl floors that extend throughout the main level, creating a seamless flow into the kitchen. The kitchen is a highlight, boasting sleek white cabinets, ample counter space, and stainless-steel appliances, ideal for casual dining & entertaining. 4 bedrooms and 3 baths will meet your family’s requirements.  And you will wake up each morning and enjoy the magnificent view of a 500-acre solar array through your living room’s picture window.

Sounds like a great place to live, right?  There is nothing like having those solar panels’ glare reflect on your home during the day.  And let’s face it, the EMF hum will bring another element to your lifestyle.  It’s just the place to raise your growing family.

For those who know me, sarcasm is my middle name, but I couldn’t help this one.   Can you imagine owning a house in the county and wanting to see a beautiful landscape from your home, but instead it is surrounded by solar arrays?  Do you think your home’s property value will increase when installed solar panels overlook your property?  Of course not!

Here is a quote from the American Experiment, a political action group in Minnesota:

“In all, the study found that solar installations reduced regional property values by about $1.66 billion.”

This is based on projections made for just one state, Minnesota.  I mean, is this what the citizens of South Carolina in general and Chesterfield County in particular can expect for the investments they make into their property?

What I found most interesting from this study is how we are being lied about the true cost of solar arrays.  This chart shows just what is happening in Minnesota.  You will find that we will pay a price that will rip through all of our wallets.

So, besides the loss in property values in Minnesota, the study resulted in the following conclusion:

“Our estimates imply that the global positive external benefits of carbon mitigation are outweighed by local externalities costs. We find that, considering only externalities, the benefit-cost ratio is 0.46, with a net loss of $893 million.”

Ultimately, they found that Solar arrays are nothing but a lose-lose situation.  Why should these results not be repeated in South Carolina?

People say that the following quote can be attributed to Albert Einstein, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”  Now, whether he said this is not the question; the question is, will Chesterfield County do the same thing as other states have done and expect a different result?  For all of our sakes, I sure hope not.

In part 5, we will look at the health hazards of Solar Arrays.