How Much Land Would It Require To Get Most Of Our Electricity From Wind & Solar?

CleanTechnica
By Guest ContributorFeb 25, 2023, 3:40 am495 ptsHotTop
Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. Fortunately, the answer is relatively little. A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48 —…

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