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- technology@lemmy.world
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- technology@lemmy.world
Which will eventually be sold to private entities and public land will continue to disappear. Just like all of the public land Weyerhauser has gobbled up and shut off access. Oh I’m sorry you could pay $350 for a yearly pass that they only put a handful of out.
Solar is great, but decentralization is the way. Not this centralized, metered, power centralizing “green energy”.
For reference, that is an area larger than South Carolina and nearly as large as Maine.
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?
EVs
Also, just cause they allot the land doesn’t mean they will build it. Now excuse me, while go read the article.
We don’t really need new area for solar. We’ve got plenty, and I mean plenty, of developed hard surfaces panels can be put on top of.
Also, they already usually have infrastructural connection to power, so thats a bonus.