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    1) According to a 2022 report by Red Eléctrica, 33% of solar panels in Spain require repairs each year due to vandalism. 2) Criminal groups have been stealing solar panels, parts, and copper from the panels to sell internationally for profit. Over the past 5 years, police have arrested 52 people in 3 dismantled gangs dedicated to this activity. 3) The vandalism and theft of solar panels has significantly increased the public expense of solar energy beyond initial installation costs, making solar energy in Spain economically unviable according to the report, which concludes that wind and non-renewable alternatives are more effective options.

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    1) According to a 2022 report by Red Eléctrica, 33% of solar panels in Spain require repairs each year due to vandalism. 2) Criminal groups have been stealing solar panels, parts, and copper from the panels to sell internationally for profit. Over the past 5 years, police have arrested 52 people in 3 dismantled gangs dedicated to this activity. 3) The vandalism and theft of solar panels has significantly increased the public expense of solar energy beyond initial installation costs, making solar energy in Spain economically unviable according to the report, which concludes that wind and non-renewable alternatives are more effective options.

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    1) According to a 2022 report by Red Eléctrica, 33% of solar panels in Spain require repairs each year due to vandalism. 2) Criminal groups have been stealing solar panels, parts, and copper from the panels to sell internationally for profit. Over the past 5 years, police have arrested 52 people in 3 dismantled gangs dedicated to this activity. 3) The vandalism and theft of solar panels has significantly increased the public expense of solar energy beyond initial installation costs, making solar energy in Spain economically unviable according to the report, which concludes that wind and non-renewable alternatives are more effective options.

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    STAGE 3- FAKE NEW– WRITING AND EVALUATION

    No to solar panels! Vandalism in Spain makes solar panels economically


    unviable.
    According to a Red Eléctrica report, 33% of solar panels in Spain have been damaged.

    Spain has long been considered a sun-drenched paradise, with its abundant sunshine and
    warm Mediterranean climate. As such, solar energy has been heralded as a green solution to
    combat climate change and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. But the reality is quite
    different, according to the Renewable Energy Summary Report 2022 made by Red Eléctrica,
    1 in 3 solar panels have to be repaired every year due to vandalism.

    The number of solar panels destroyed in our country is increasing. The so-called "energy
    thieves" are groups of vandals who are profiting from solar energy by stealing parts. On July
    18 the Civil Guard arrested two people who were stealing solar panels in an industrial
    building, the value of the stolen material amounted to 50,000 euros. In total, 3 gangs
    dedicated to this activity have been dismantled and 52 people have been arrested in the last 5
    years. According to the police, these groups take advantage of the location of these panels,
    usually far from the population and cities, to act with total tranquility and steal the parts to
    sell them on the international market.

    This group of people make huge profits from this illicit business, a single solar panel can be
    worth between 5,000 and 10,000 euros. The thieves sell separately the solar panels
    themselves and the copper for less than the original cost to different international companies.

    This destruction of solar panels generates a much higher than expected public expense that
    exceeds the cost of installing other types of energy. According to the Renewable Energy
    Summary Report 2022, solar energy in Spain is not profitable because of this additional
    expense and it is better to use other types of energy. Wind generates twice as much energy as
    solar and does not present this type of problem and other non-renewable energies, although
    they pollute more, are much more effective.

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