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100 square kilometers of panels is the total energy consumption of the world now, two thirds of which is extracting, shipping refining and trucking around hydro
by peterlada 1y ago
100 square kilometers of panels is the total energy consumption of the world now, two thirds of which is extracting, shipping refining and trucking around hydrocarbons which are stored sunlight.
- avalys 1y agoNope, not at all! That is a roughly correct number for the area of solar panels required to equal a 1 GW baseload power plant.