GURPS O'Neill Cylinder Design

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by Anthony

I would avoid uses that run the risk of maintenance issues for the rectenna structure. Depending on the opacity of the rectenna, I might put a conventional solar farm under it -- there's some loss of efficiency because of light blocked by the rectenna, but you make up for it with simplifying your power grid.

It's true that cow-proofing your rectenna array's supports would probably raise the cost a bit. Proofing it against idiots driving farm machinery too fast would cost even more.