Representation by Berbank Green
- Date submitted
- 30 January 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Along with the many other reasons that Sunnica is a bad idea that can be found on dedicated internet sites and I'm sure in many emails and petitions, I'd just like to add/reinforce this one: We are on the cusp of having much more economic and efficient solar panels from companies like Tesla. These panels can and are being installed as replacements for roofs and roof surfaces and have almost zero impact on the environment. They allow each owner to be in control of their power supply and not at the dictates of a centralised company with dubious moral fibre. The power generated on roofs has a tiny distance to go to appliances or batteries and therefore is far more cost effective than a centralised power generation system that then has to distribute to clients. The system (local, house generated and owned solar power, not necessarily Tesla) also adds to power security locally and would act as a beacon of future thinking governmental innovation if supported. See what is going on in Australian and new builds in pockets of America already for examples. Examples that generate interest growth and hope in the area. The only reason to go ahead with the Sunnica deal is a short term economic one for one company and whoever they have in their influence. A long term, environmentally friendly solution which gives the public control over their own power with better efficiency, lower cost and with the possibility of feeding excess power back to the grid intelligently is literally less than a year away. The Sunnica proposal is a poorly thought out with far more downsides than upsides and most people can see that. Please act for the long term good of the people and the planet, and not the short and long term profitability of one company. Thank you, Berbank Green. Along with the many other reasons the Sunnica is a bad idea that can be found on dedicated internet sites and I'm sure in many emails and petitions, I'd just like to add/reinforce this one: We are on the cusp of having much more economic and efficient solar panels from companies like Tesla. These panels can and are being installed as replacements for roofs and roof surfaces and have almost zero impact on the environment. They allow each owner to be in control of their power supply and not at the dictates of a centralised company with dubious moral fibre. The power generated on roofs has a tiny distance to go to appliances or batteries and therefore is far more cost effective than a centralised power generation system that then has to distribute to clients. The only reason to go ahead with the Sunnica deal is a short term economic one for one company and whoever they have in their pocket. A long term, environmentally friendly solution which gives your public control over their own power with better efficiency, lower cost and with the possibility of feeding excess power back to the grid intelligently is literally a year away.