ADMIRAL_IMBA t1_ja21hk0 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:39 AM

Reply to comment by jherico in How Much Land Would It Require To Get Most Of Our Electricity From Wind & Solar? by BlitzOrion

The political situation is even worse than the efficiency loss. You need constant government and an army to protect such a facility.

jherico t1_ja22jqh wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:52 AM

I think there are political issues but I don't think guarding the site is one of them. The site would need to be remote to avoid conflicting with existing land use, and short of using nukes, how much damage could anyone do to a facility spread out over half a million square kilometers?

pinkfootthegoose t1_ja3xj7y wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:43 PM

no one is actually saying put all the solar panels in one place. It's just an illustration so people can get their minds around it. We know the panels are going to be on roofs and on parking lots and spread around here and there by various utilities.