It takes 32 acres of solar power panels to meet the demands of 1,000 homes, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden.
By comparison, imagine solar power panels covering a space about three times the size of the 12-acre Civic Center Park downtown, or 16 city blocks.
The study is called "Land-use Requirements for Solar Power Plants in the United States," and it’s available here.
The study was based on actual land-use practices from existing solar power facilities.
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