Published by NREL, Land-use Requirements for Solar Power Plants in the United States is based on actual land-use practices from existing solar facilities. Lead author Sean Ong gathered data from 72% of the solar power plants installed or under construction in USA. Findings include that solar power plant providing all electricity for 1,000 homes would require 32 acres of land. "Now people will actually have numbers to cite when they conduct analyses and publish reports," said Ong.
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