An Obvious But Genius Use for Parking Lots

Talk about killing many birds with one stone! We've lamented about too much space being allotted for parking lots in America's car culture. We've talked about how great solar energy is, but it takes up a lot of space. And everyone has experienced trying to cool a way-too-hot car, which requires a lot of energy. And there are other benefits to this scheme, too.

Six Flags is not the first place to install solar panels in a parking lot, but they might be the first place to make a lot of people aware of it. You see it at schools and government offices in California, but rarely at a private business in which the upfront cost dissuades the bean counters from making the initial investment. However, Walmart is beginning to roll out the idea in California. France passed a law earlier this year requiring that parking lots of a certain size install solar panels.

Construction on Six Flags' "solar carport" will begin later this summer and is expected to be completed late this year or in early 2024.  -via Fark


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