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Agriculture is 44% of US land, PV on an area <1% is enough to power America. And this 1% can (and should) be deployed in deserts
by joak 3y ago
Agriculture is 44% of US land, PV on an area <1% is enough to power America. And this 1% can (and should) be deployed in deserts
- Teever 3y agoNot to mention we can make dual use of existing land in the form of roof top solar. The roof of every single new big box store should be covered in solar panels and we should start covering large parking lots in them too. Shaded parking that powers the area would be sweet.
- beAbU 3y agoCome to South Africa where the government is unable to provide reliable electricity to the country. Almost all new developments come with rooftop solar, and quite a few large parking lots in my hometown got covered with solar arrays for shade.
- natmaka 3y ago> Agriculture is 44% of US land, PV on an area <1% is enough to power America There is even a potential convergence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrivoltaics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrivoltaics