> The owners of car parks with between 80 and 400 spaces have five years to comply... operators of those with more than 400 will have just three years. At least half of the area of the larger sites must be covered by solar panels.
> The French government believes the measure could generate up to 11 gigawatts of power.
> ... originally [for] car parks larger than 2,500..[m2] before deciding to opt for car parking spaces.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/09/france-to-require-all-large-car-parks-to-be-covered-by-solar-panels
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> The law requires lots with more than 80 spaces to comply in 5 years, lots over 400 spaces have less time. This is rather aggressive, and will no doubt get pushback from lot owners.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2022/11/09/france-mandates-solar-panels-on-most-parking-lots-a-great-marriage-with-the-ev/

> Solar-panel-covered car parks are also common in #China.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2022/11/09/solar-panels-must-cover-large-parking-lots-rules-french-senate/

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