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> Space concerns are pretty minor, it really doesn't take much compared to current human land use. Well, sure. But in absolute terms that's still a pretty larg
by candiodari 8y ago
> Space concerns are pretty minor, it really doesn't take much compared to current human land use.
Well, sure. But in absolute terms that's still a pretty large space which we can't just allocate near every city. By contrast, current power plants are the size of a large apartment block, which we can allocate, even inside the cities.
And if we build that solar infrastructure away from cities where land is available and cheap, then we need to connect it and we need to build the grid to support that, which also isn't cheap, and has other problems.
- pfdietz 8y agoWe can judge the importance of space concerns by cost. What fraction of solar/battery installs is the cost of land? Answer: it's pretty small in most of the world. In particular, land in desert regions is almost free.