@[email protected] to [email protected] • 4 days agoMichigan to clear 400+ acres of state forest for solar farm to meet "clean energy" goalsnotthebee.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down116
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minus-square@WhatYouNeedlink1•3 days agoBack of napkin math… Panels per acre - Realistic setup: 1,500 panels, 20x20 ft Power output - 0 25 MW per acre with 2022 technology 400 acres x 0.25 = 100 MW CO2 absorbing - approx 3 tons/yr per acre 400 acres x 3 = 1,200 tons/yr 1 acre of forest burnt releases approx 7,200 tons of CO2 (normal climate, tree and undergrowth density) 400 acre x 7,200 = 2.88 million tons CO2 released.
Back of napkin math…
Panels per acre - Realistic setup: 1,500 panels, 20x20 ft
Power output - 0 25 MW per acre with 2022 technology 400 acres x 0.25 = 100 MW
CO2 absorbing - approx 3 tons/yr per acre 400 acres x 3 = 1,200 tons/yr
1 acre of forest burnt releases approx 7,200 tons of CO2 (normal climate, tree and undergrowth density)
400 acre x 7,200 = 2.88 million tons CO2 released.