> They don't take space requirements into consideration probably because it's trivial to dismiss. Ah yes, so trivial. > 40,000 square miles would provide eno

> They don't take space requirements into consideration probably because it's trivial to dismiss. Ah yes, so trivial. > 40,000 square miles would provide enough energy to power the entire US with solar No, it wouldn't. As the document yo link shows, even countries with similar makeup have very different solar and wind profiles. Also. You can't just wave your magic wand and say: "here, we now have 40k square miles". You're saying "oh, let's just randomly find an area larger than Austria (population: 9 million people + farmland + industry + ...) and cover it entirely in solar panels (without taking into consideration the place for all the required infrastructure to go with them". It is so, so trivial to dismiss, true. > The wind is always blowing somewhere. Only... What is the amount of that wind? Is there enough wind in Denmark to cover non-windy days in Spain? Will the grid be able to switch fast enough? (answer is: no, because renewable sources are notoriously slow to ramp up production)