Babcock Ranch... "America's First Solar-Powered Town"

Discussion in 'Non Surf Related' started by DawnPatrol321, Jun 7, 2018.

  1. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
  2. Kyle

    Kyle Well-Known Member

    Sep 9, 2011
    This is what happens when the feds pick and choose winners (i.e. stifling solar every chance they get), it leads to this collectivist crap. FPL now working with Chinese manufacturers to build farms in the middle of FL. Makes me sick

    I have solar to be INDEPENDENTLY self sufficient, not this garbage.

    These are the yuppies I hate being tied to the solar movement, sigh....
     
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  3. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    LOL I thought it might get a reaction from you. Wasn't sure how you felt about it. Politics of it aside, I think it's a cool idea to get more things working off of solar. We really are missing the boat on that as a society I think. I wouldn't mind doing it like you do though, being independent, off the grid.
     
  4. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    Yuppie Landia!!!
    Just wait until such time as a major hurricane wipes out their solar panel fields.
    They are going to be sweating their tree-hugging, patchouli smelling, Birkenstock wearing, liberal asses of into their alligator filled synthetic ponds.
    I give it 3 years, at best.
     
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  5. sisurfdogg

    sisurfdogg Well-Known Member

    Jun 17, 2013
    I just did a media project for some clients in the Florida Keys and Key West. For a bunch of Birkenstock wearing sword swallowers, they are doing quite well, all things considered, after Irma ran up in there. Some hardy cupcakes down there.
     
  6. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    I’m sure they’ll be fine. My thinking is if they can keep the solar panels safe during storms, which I’m sure they have thought that through, then they should actually have an advantage when everybody’s power goes out on the grid.
     
  7. Kyle

    Kyle Well-Known Member

    Sep 9, 2011
    If those panel fields are wiped away, the houses they power will be too Barry.
     
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  8. DonQ

    DonQ Well-Known Member

    Oct 23, 2014
    That's aboot what, three hundred acres of prime wetland pooperties?
     
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  9. sisurfdogg

    sisurfdogg Well-Known Member

    Jun 17, 2013
    In New Hampshah they just rub their clams together to stay warm. Seabrook style
     
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  10. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    True dat. It is why we glow in da nite.
     
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  11. clockworks12

    clockworks12 Member

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    Apr 6, 2018
    building them in Florida is not a good decision, I guess they forgot they have hurricane season

     
  12. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Only a moron would forget we have hurricane season every year. Pretty sure they thought of that...