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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar (electrek.co)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar::The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I am pretty sure much, probably most, of the US's deserts will remain desert. But otherwise I agree: deserts are beautiful and not just empty. But hey, the US is addicted to energy and as long as that's the case this is probably the least damaging way to generate that energy.