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May 18, 2022
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New data show that per-acre power density for U.S. utility-scale solar plants is up by 52% over previous estimates, based on the area directly occupied modules. | Encore Renewable Energy

Study: Solar Land-use Estimates Overstated for Low-carbon Future

Feb 3, 2022
Jennifer Delony
Agriculture & Land Use / Solar Power

A new Berkeley Lab study estimates that the land needed for utility-scale solar is dramatically lower than previously thought.

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