Solar Farm Cable Thefts

[Saleen836]

As title, looks like the scum have found a new source of income...

[RSTurboPaul]

I guess you have to give them credit for their skill in spotting new opportunities...

[bergclimber34]

Close all scrap yards,l they are the bds weighing it in and taking the money, it is the most corrupt industry in the country

[gazapc]

Work in the industry and this isn't new.

Known several sites hit multiple times. It is a right PITA to fix as they make a right mess ripping everything out.

A lot of the cabling through is aluminium not copper. Sites once operational are generally unmanned with only CCTV (and not a 5 minute blue light response...). It would be terrible if one of the thieves got electrocuted in the process as any time it isn't dark, much of the cabling will be live even if you turn off the inverter.

Panels used to be stolen more frequently but seems less so now as the prices have come down.

Highest risk is during construction when you have big drums of cable sat around waiting install. Had one site with 30 pallets of panels stolen. That's a lorry load, not just a transit - security guard 'didnt see anything' apparently....

Edited by gazapc on Monday 23 March 22:16

[OldGermanHeaps]

We are getting plenty work putting in monitored ai cctv with guard response for solar farms, it seems to be a recent increase in demand.
A friend put in ground mount solar at their farmhouse and had a hell of a time getting insurance.

[glazbagun]

Class it as terrorism & jail everyone caught for 30 years on some uninhabited island in the Hebrides.

[sparta6]

Criminals love copper


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14316311/...

[tele_lover]

glazbagun said:

Class it as terrorism & jail everyone caught for 30 years on some uninhabited island in the Hebrides.

It is terrorism, its critical infrastructure.

I'd do same for those stealing railway cabling.