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Spotted solar panels on the north and east stands yesterday. Hadn’t seen them before. Anyone knows when were they installed?
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Only a couple of months back. About 400+ I think (ie I lost count 🧐)
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Some people think they are the reason we are struggling.

Luckily it was Sonny yday
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installed in the Summer
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Been there all season. Happe still hasn’t taken any out, somehow.
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So many of them as well, doesn’t seem like the sort of thing you’d spend money if you were seriously looking for a new ground in the next few years.
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The payback period on them is supposed to be under 5 years, we won't move for another ten years minimum.
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Mistadobalina wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 5:22 pm The payback period on them is supposed to be under 5 years, we won't move for another ten years minimum.
It’s been ten years away for about 3 years now.
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I booed when they were installed.
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o-no wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 5:05 pm So many of them as well, doesn’t seem like the sort of thing you’d spend money if you were seriously looking for a new ground in the next few years.
They’re not cemented in.
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Jabo would have had a couple off the roof or the North stand by now
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Hoover Attack wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 8:39 pm
o-no wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 5:05 pm So many of them as well, doesn’t seem like the sort of thing you’d spend money if you were seriously looking for a new ground in the next few years.
They’re not cemented in.
No they’re not, but you wouldn’t generally take them with you as the technology is improving rapidly and these ones will likely be somewhat obsolete in a few years
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Some fans were moaning this cost reduced the playing budget, but that's nonsense. The playing budget is entirely independent of the CAPEX, which will generate a return in a few years.
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