Why aren't golf courses users of solar power? [View All]

[Ready4Change]

I was thinking about this. I'm not a big golfer, but from what I've seen, golf courses don't use huge amounts of power. They have many large roof tops which could hold solar arrays (bunk houses, golf cart barns, mower and other landscaping sheds.) Many use electric golf carts which don't need extensive range, and usually also have roofs which could sport PV panels to extend their range and harvest power while golfers play.

Further, golf courses are most active when solar power is most plentiful, ie, nice weather. They are less active or inactive in bad weather and night time. Just what solar is good for.

Those same golf carts can provide a battery bank to store power over long stints of bad weather. After a period of bad weather unused carts could be moved out into the sun to expand the courses solar array.

If the golf course provides shower facilities, solar water heating will also be most effective at times of peak use, later in the day during nice weather. (As golfers shower after their rounds.)

And perhaps the biggest plus, solar power at golf courses would expose many of our more affluent citizens to the suns potential.

Thoughts?