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> Cities are going to need more power than falls on their own roofs. The US has >100,000 square miles of cities. Estimates are that ~20,000 square miles of s
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
> Cities are going to need more power than falls on their own roofs.
The US has >100,000 square miles of cities. Estimates are that ~20,000 square miles of solar panels would be needed to power the US.
- happyopossum 2y agoAnd what percentage of those cities is actually rooftops? Looking at a few satellite images, it seems like it’s in the low single digits. Lots of parks, roads, and other uses…