I think those not familiar with the size of Alaska (particularly from the "lower-48") might conceptually think of it as about the size of Texas. 'Tis not so. 2

I think those not familiar with the size of Alaska (particularly from the "lower-48") might conceptually think of it as about the size of Texas. 'Tis not so. 20% of the size of Alaska is roughly the size of two or three full Midwest states. 20% of AK is about 132K sq miles, equivalent to about 80% the size of California (total ~164K sq miles). http://www.google.com/search?q=alaska%20size%20compared%20to%20us&tbm=isch http://www.google.com/search?q=alaska%20size%20compared%20to... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alaska_area_compared_to_conterminous_US.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alaska_area_compared_to_co... One of the insights from the video (and not mentioned in the article) is the option of using ocean area for wind collection, rather than doing it on land.