How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting Groundwater
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Re: How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting Groundwater
#2How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
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#3How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
Cheaper to run constantly.
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#4How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
It's cheaper to extract the water than it used to be.
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#5How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
Diesel has a consumable that must be purchased when the pump is run.
With solar, there's presumably less difference between "run the pump 24/7" and "only run the pump when cost efficient."
It's essentially the same argument in favor of solar power generation. Fossil fuel generation = plant-capital-cost + fuel-per-generated-unit. Solar generation = plant-capital-cost + negligible-wear-per-generated-unit.
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#6How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
Exactly. The problem is the excessive water extraction, not the technology making it cheaper.
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#8How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
Technologies have side effects - some good, some bad. This effect of solar i admit i had not thought about.
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#9How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
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Re: How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting Groundwater
#10How is this a solar problem? The article clearly states there’s diesel pumps as well that do the same thing.
its an awareness problem in both belief of doing something more environmentally friendly and cost