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.
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.
US total production is roughly 4000TWh per year. 20% is already renewables and another 18% is nuclear.
So an extra ~630TWh of solar which is about 15% of the current total.