> the output of a 500 000 km^2 solar farm per year is about equal to the total yearly energy use of humanity And discovering this factoid didn't lead you to re

> the output of a 500 000 km^2 solar farm per year is about equal to the total yearly energy use of humanity And discovering this factoid didn't lead you to realize how insane the whole idea is? > Just a lot of money, politics, manufacturing, and construction. Oh yes. Surely just a matter of that. I understand you're more interested in getting ballpark numbers than actually solving this problem though, so thanks for sharing.