The French Senate has passed legislation requiring parking lots with at least 80 spaces be covered in solar panels.
The French Senate has passed legislation requiring parking lots with at least 80 spaces be covered in solar panels.
The measure, which would apply to both new and existing parking lots, could generate as much power as 10 nuclear reactors, the government estimates. Owners of parking lots with more than 400 spaces would have three years to comply, while owners of lots with 80 to 400 spaces would have five years. The measure now heads to the National Assembly for final approval.
“We must not delay the implementation of the decarbonization of our economy,” said Senator Agnès Pannier-Runacher during a debate on the measure, which is part of a larger renewable-energy package.
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