> Many fewer than were destroyed covering far vaster areas with farms. How is that relevant? You can't eat solar power, and we can't grow enough food indoors t

> Many fewer than were destroyed covering far vaster areas with farms. How is that relevant? You can't eat solar power, and we can't grow enough food indoors to replace farms. It doesn't make sense to compare the energy, agricultural, or land use needs of early 1800s America to 2020 America. Completely different ballgame. > That doesn't contradict the point I made. Your point require more explanation than you've given if it's a serious one. It's not clear how solar is going to magically need less land use for transmission infrastructure.