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We are, see the multiple square mile installations in the Mojave desert (in particular Rosamond). Output of that region is ~520 MWh/acre. https://www.google.com
by jakear 4y ago
We are, see the multiple square mile installations in the Mojave desert (in particular Rosamond). Output of that region is ~520 MWh/acre. https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8097025,-118.4587554,15367m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8097025,-118.4587554,15367m/...
Side note, land in the area is available for purchase at $3k/acre. And if you look closely, you can see the plots where classic subdivisions were initially scratched into the surface before land owners realized no one wanted their land even at 3k/acre. https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1339826,-118.0179071,2422m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e4 https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1339826,-118.0179071,2422m/d...
Edit: when I click the link, Google Maps helpfully informs me that traffic in the region is "light". :)
- ncmncm 4y agoDesert solar arrays will come to be seen as a dumb idea. But not before we build even more of them. They have to be dusted, and because of the heat, efficiency suffers and they don't last very long. The place for solar, at maturity, will be sharing farm and pasture land.