flacaltenn
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NETTING??? Seriously dude? You gonna go up 200ft to pull the carcass of a Great Blue Heron off of 2 sq miles of NETTING???
Water Birds Turning Up Dead at Solar Projects in the Desert | Solar | ReWire | KCET
Big desert solar installations have a problem: They seem to be imperiling water birds. A ReWire investigation has revealed that since mid-March, two large industrial solar power plants in California's remote, arid desert may have killed or injured more than 20 birds commonly associated with lakes or wetlands rather than the open desert surrounding the projects.
UPDATE: after we went to press, ReWire learned that the toll also includes two individuals of the dramatic wading bird species great blue heron. Details here
it seems very likely that reflections from solar facilities' infrastructure, including photovoltaic panels and mirrors, may well be attracting birds in flight across the open desert, who mistake the broad reflective surfaces for water.
Looks like a lake to ME....
BTW --- IVANPah will use 100 AcreFeet/Year.. That's WITH steam recovery.. Not a minor draw on the desert sub terrain water table.
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