ono to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoThe US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solarelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1231cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.fooenergy@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1231external-linkThe US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solarelectrek.coono to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.fooenergy@slrpnk.net
minus-square@wewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-25 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-square@Rutty@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•edit-25 months agoEVs Also, just cause they allot the land doesn’t mean they will build it. Now excuse me, while go read the article.
minus-squareJelloeaterlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoNeed to power that ion cannon… Er space cargo accelerator…
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.
Need to power that ion cannon… Er space cargo accelerator…