ono@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solarelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down11
arrow-up1224arrow-down1external-linkThe US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solarelectrek.coono@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-210 months agoApprox 250 acres to a square km, so let’s call this 100,000 sq km of land. That’s about a fifth of what would be needed to power the world. So, is the US now planning on powering Canada and South America too, or is something funny going on?
minus-squarejelloeater - Ops Mgr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoNeed to power that ion cannon… Er space cargo accelerator…
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoEVs Also, just cause they allot the land doesn’t mean they will build it. Now excuse me, while go read the article.
Approx 250 acres to a square km, so let’s call this 100,000 sq km of land. That’s about a fifth of what would be needed to power the world.
So, is the US now planning on powering Canada and South America too, or is something funny going on?
Need to power that ion cannon… Er space cargo accelerator…
EVs
Also, just cause they allot the land doesn’t mean they will build it. Now excuse me, while go read the article.