If solar panels covered 1/4 of Utah, those alone would be able to power the entire United States. US consumption is very high, weighing in at 12,000 kWh per year per capita.
So even without reducing consumption at all, we have the technology right now to produce ample clean energy. This is the message. There is hope. #solarpunk #directaction #doyourpart
Sources:
https://ecotality.com/how-many-solar-panels-to-power-the-us/
13750000 acres = 21,484.4 sq mi
https://www.justintools.com/unit-conversion/area.php?k1=acres&k2=square-miles
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah 82,144 sq mi
> would be able to power the entire United States
Actually, no. This kind of naive calculations are very misleading as they do not account for PV variability. Here's a good paper that explains that, the bottom line is in the screenshot:
