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This video is about the potential for utilizing existing parking lots as sources of renewable energy using solar canopies. It covers the current state of US solar production, which mostly takes place in rural areas and on agricultural land, and discusses the various obstacles to increasing this production closer to urban areas. The video explains that parking lots provide an opportunity for a type of solar expansion that is both profitable and beneficial to local communities, such as providing shaded parking lots, electric vehicle charging stations, and power for nearby homes during outages. The challenge is the upfront cost of installation as compared with conventional solar farms: however, policy changes such as those from France are promoting this kind of development, while research shows it can be profitable even in places with lower amounts of sunlight.

Keywords: Solar Canopies, Solar Farms, Urban Areas, Profit Potential, Parking Lots

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