@FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website
Post #1275115
2026-01-28 23:57 UTC
>Again, our proposal isn’t that we should cover all of this land in solar panels, or that it could easily power the world on its own. We don’t account for the fact that we’d need energy storage and other options to make sure that power is available where and when it’s needed (not just when the sun is shining).
This is a thought experiment more than a plan.
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-01-29 00:09
I don't think anyone took it as a suggestion. Even if we could produce that many panels, the mining and industry would probably make it a net environmental negative.