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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar (electrek.co)
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22M acres is 34375 square miles or 89031 square kilometers. The goal is to pick the best 700,000 acres (1094 sq miles / 2833 km2) for solar development spread over 11 western states.

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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Nice. One move that powers half a percent of the earth. Thats a huge boon.

If each country did the same, that would be roughly 50% of all earths power demands for the cost of 700,000 acres each. Many countries can't spare 700k acres, but a concerted effort would likely yield at least 30% of all power demands. Im glad the US is making this move.