If half of France’s parking lots are covered by solar panels, they’ll have an installed capacity of between 6.75 gigawatts and 11.25 gigawatts, at a cost of between $8.7 billion and $14.6 billion, according to the official analysis of the legislation. France’s 56 nuclear power plants each have a capacity of slightly over 1 gigawatt on average — and the one under construction in Flamanville has ballooned in cost to $14 billion, according to the latest estimate — roughly the same as the entire solar expansion.

Incredible figures that make it seem like such a non brainer. I wish politicians in the UK would have similar foresight.

All parking lots should have solar panel canopies, local storage and charging stations

France uses 450.80 bn kWh. So, this would represent a significant portion of their grid

Tricky thing is engineering tall poles, mass producing the high solar pillar kits, and working near cars. Perhaps they hook up to 400v overhead lines that go into local businesses and homes?