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Originally Posted by EonBlue
They could always use a portion of the power generated to electrify it so no one would try to scale it or touch it.
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The panels have to be pointed to the south.. The south side of the wall is "Mexico".. Do you plan to pay Mexico to clean the panels and stop kids from throwing rocks at it? Do you know how much money it would cost just in copper wire to have all those panels in a row even just for a mile? Do you have any idea how much wiring would be involved with that?
It's clear you guys have zero clue of what is involved with solar to see this as even remotely feasible. There is a reason solar panels are grouped together in small power farms located "close" to existing power grids and not lined up side by side for miles and miles... Solar is collected using DC power not AC. DC power requires larger copper wires for moving the power and it's not great at moving large distances. It needs to be short runs until it's converted to AC or stored/used locally.. DC is for localized power not for transferring power across miles of miles of desert land in the middle of no where..
Also that wall is a horrible design, by 12pm the lower grouping of panels would be almost completely useless likely even before 12PM. Any amount of shade on a solar panel, even just a corner drastically reduces their power output.
Last, that wall is ridiculously easy to scale.. A rope with a grapple hook and you are over it in less than 30 seconds.. Throw the grapple hook over the top edge, climb to the top and set the grapple hook on the lower edge to climb down the other side. Or a 20-30ft aluminum ladder..