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The Energy Transition and Public Lands, Part II

Just cover every rooftop with solar panels! Or not.

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Dec 10, 2021
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This is Part II of a series about renewable energy and public lands. Read Part I, including the great comments, some of which stole my thunder! 

The pat answer to the question I asked at the conclusion of Part I is usually: Put a solar panel on every home’s rooftop. It’s a great idea (more on this in a bit). Yet replacing the 16.3 million megawatt hours …

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