Cutting Trees For Solar Panels

Let s do the math here.

Cutting trees for solar panels. Branches and leaves can block sunlight from hitting your roof which means your solar panels aren t maximizing their electricity production potential. If you are considering cutting down fewer than 50 trees to get the most out of a 7 500 watt solar electric system don t feel guilty. Fifty is what the numbers say. Robin lubbock wbur for the.

Companies like six flags are cutting down trees to make room for solar panels and missing part of the point of environmentalism. That s what s been happening in massachusetts. I expect most of us would think twice before truly cutting down 50 trees but you get the general point. A mature tree absorbs carbon dioxide co2 at a rate of 48 pounds a year.

Sharon lynn president of the league of women voters of seminole county a group that helps residents tap solar power said the league doesn t advocate for the cutting down of trees in every. Ironically maximizing those solar benefits may involve cutting down a tree or two. Trinity episcopal church in stoughton is surrounded by woodland. The trend is particularly pronounced in the western part of the state where some residents and environmentalists are worried the demand for cleaner energy is destroying some of their beloved forests.

On a net environmental basis you are doing the right thing. One of the only instances where cutting down trees can be environmentally friendly is if trees were being removed to maximize solar panel exposure. 6 thoughts on should you cut down trees to improve solar panel performance. Tim yaotome october 23 2018 at 3 49 am as i do agree that a tree s leaves and branches will block out the sun s path towards the solar panels a rather important reason to have a tree removed is whether the tree will fall down on the panel during tornados strong winds or hurricanes.

Although we can calculate the amount of greenhouse gases offset by solar panels other things just can t be quantified like the sustenance and comfort that trees provide. Removing trees to get more exposure to solar panels is actually very environmentally friendly. Sometimes solar can involve painful tradeoffs. In the foreground is a copse of trees which could be cut down to make space for solar panels.

Some environmental benefits of trees however can be counted.