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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • Well after making this comment i have actually looked into it, ofc Europe is leading on this thing

    from google AI overview

    Several European countries are implementing legislation to encourage or mandate the installation of solar panels on parking lots, especially larger ones. This is part of the EU’s push for renewable energy and energy efficiency, making use of parking areas as potential sites for solar generation.

    EU Level:

    • The EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to make zero-emission buildings the standard and requires new buildings to be “solar-ready.”
    • The EPBD promotes solar energy use in buildings and encourages installing solar panels on certain existing non-residential buildings, including parking lots.
    • The EU has set deployment targets for photovoltaics, recognizing parking lots as a key area for development.
    • The EU is also working on a “Solar Standard” to further drive solar adoption in buildings and parking lots.

    National Legislation:

    • France: Requires solar panels on existing and new car parks over 1,500 m², with deadlines for compliance.
    • Slovenia: Introduced requirements for solar panel installation on new parking lots.
    • Greece: Stipulates 60% coverage of large open car parks with solar panels.
    • Germany: Many federal states have made solar panels on car parks a legal obligation.
    • Netherlands: Has large-scale solar carport installations, including one of the world’s largest in Biddinghuizen.
    • Austria: Introducing similar legislation to encourage solarization of parking lots.
    • Spain: Legislation is also encouraging solar panel installations on parking lots.








  • You see, I wanted to be petty and do another dismissive reply, but instead I fed our convo to copilot and asked it to explain, here you go, as you can see I have previously used it for coding tasks, so I didn’t feed it any extra info, so there you go, even copilot can understand the huge “leap” I made in logic. goddamn the sweet taste of irony.

    Copilot reply:

    Certainly! Here’s an explanation Person B could consider:

    The implied logic in Person A’s argument is that if you distrust code written by Copilot (or any AI tool) simply because it wasn’t written by you, then by the same reasoning, you should also distrust code written by junior developers, since that code also isn’t written by you and may have mistakes or lack experience.

    However, in real-world software development, teams regularly review, test, and maintain code written by others—including juniors, seniors, and even AI tools. The quality of code depends on review processes, testing, and collaboration, not just on who wrote it. Dismissing Copilot-generated code outright is similar to dismissing the contributions of junior developers, which isn’t practical or productive in a collaborative environment.