Solar Roads

A couple has raised $1 million on IndieGoGo to create solar panels to cover our nation’s roads.  The endeavor would enable the U.S. to generate 3 times as much energy as it needs.  It would also do something amazing… get rid of those unsightly power lines that obscure views all across the country.

The panels could also light up to show directions and road signs and they could also warn drivers when animals like deer are on the road. 

The prototype can hold a 250,000 pound truck and they have one laid out as a parking lot.  Of course there are naysayers  who claim that the cost is too prohibitive to manufacture and install, but if we consider how much it costs to maintain our roads now and how they don’t give anything revenue back, the roads could pay for themselves. 

I could see parking lots as the first step because businesses have more autonomy but if there is enough traction, states and eventually the federal government may back the project to change all the roads over.

Here's their project:

Solar Roadways