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How the rise of a mega solar panel farm shows us the future of energy
After about an hour of weaving up and down the winding, mountainous, two-lane highway that is route 58, eastbound from San Luis Obispo, I honestly started to wonder where 9 million solar panels — one of the world’s largest operating solar panel farms that was built in this region — could be hiding. I passed a herd of ranch buffalo that stared lazily at my car from behind a barbed wire fence, then a tiny winery hidden amid a forest (unfortunately, not open for public tastings).
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The youtube video in that article is amazing. I can't believe how far the solar farm extends. It's a great idea.. there's so much land, and sun, in the Western US. This seems like a great use for it.
Yeah It's remarkable what they are doing with solar these days, its truly the future of energy! BTW, I added the youtube video embed right into the snap, so people can witch it directly from my post.