22M acres is 34375 square miles or 89031 square kilometers. The goal is to pick the best 700,000 acres (1094 sq miles / 2833 km2) for solar development spread over 11 western states.

  • YerbaYerba@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    US total production is roughly 4000TWh per year. 20% is already renewables and another 18% is nuclear.

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      10 months ago

      So an extra ~630TWh of solar which is about 15% of the current total.