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For reference, those states cover 4.5x more land but only 20% more population (50M vs 40M) compared to California.
by pchristensen 1y ago
For reference, those states cover 4.5x more land but only 20% more population (50M vs 40M) compared to California.
- onlyrealcuzzo 1y agoTexas consumes almost 2x as much electricity as California [1], and is almost 1/8th the entire US consumption, so population is not the most important factor. [1] https://ksdata.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/energy/18ener7.pdf https://ksdata.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/energy/18ener7.pdf
- dragonwriter 1y agoMore land with fewer people makes them even better for solar, though.