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Ya, the idea that panels have gotten cheap enough and high enough output, bifacial, etc that using them as straight up fencing is now increasing viable is absurd compared to where we were a few decades ago and we had to fight for each PV watt. Now inverting, wireing, and raw space are becoming the primary factors.