solarpunk memes

Going to be honest here: This all sounds like a strawman. It's very easy to bash the rural folks in 5 mpg vehicles going to small town council meetings suggesting that solar panels waste the soil -- because that scenario and those people do not exist (in large enough numbers to actually matter) and they certainly aren't here to defend their views.

If we're going to get into anecdotes, I'll add mine: Rural areas all along the southeastern USA appear to be embracing solar farms from what I can tell in my travels. Even sticking to the main routes (interstates), massive solar farms are popping up all over. It's certainly the case where I live.

From what I'm hearing (rural area majority conservative, lots of farmers, lots of MAGA), people of all political persuasions view getting these solar farms on their land almost like winning the lottery. It's good stable income, minimal effort on their part. The roadblock in this area is that the infrastructure is not in place to support the number of people who want these farms on their property. You have to have "the right lines" already out in your neck of the woods for it to be feasible. Right now those places are limited and the utility company (run and regulated by urban folks, big money interests, etc) is not investing in the upgrades needed to support more.