Analysis: Large-scale wind and solar farms require at least 10 times as much land per unit as coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, including the land used to produce and transport the fossil fuels, research shows.
’s forthcoming greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants. But first:There’s an often-overlooked aspect of America’s energy transition: It will require a lot of land.
When a developer wants to build a new energy project, they have to submit an application to a regional operator, which determines how the project will affect the grid. of solar and wind projects actually make it through the queue; many are canceled because of insurmountable upgrade costs.But by proactively studying grid capacity and upgrade costs, developers can boost their odds of success, the analysis says. “Identifying sites with favorable development attributes — especially grid capacity — is a critical early step on the path to project completion,” the authors conclude.
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