Let’s examine the two key claims:Will solar panels in the Portsmouth Historic District reduce greenhouse gases in our locality? Do more solar panels mean that we could burn less fossil fuel by generating less power? This whole debate is stupid, and needlessly threatens the aesthetic of the historic district for no valid scientific reasons, only emotional ones. The only thing solar panels affect is your personal electric bill by reducing your allocation of the fixed cost of running power plants that never shut down. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to allow solar panels in the Portsmouth Historic District, except to make the ignorant feel like they are doing something.

Source: Forbes January 26, 2024 21:00 UTC