mmahowald
mmahowald t1_j7vxyqk wrote
Reply to I’m Sammy Roth, an L.A. Times reporter trying to figure out where to put all the solar and wind farms we'll need to fight climate change. Is farmland the answer? AMA! by losangelestimes
hello, and thanks for doing this. have you looked into the relative value of land for solar farms based on geographic factors? I went to school in Gunnison Co and a teacher commented that we received about an additional 30% solar energy due to the altitude and i was curious if this would render high altitude land a better candidate than the large flat farmland.
mmahowald t1_j7w0w6u wrote
Reply to comment by Sammy_Roth in I’m Sammy Roth, an L.A. Times reporter trying to figure out where to put all the solar and wind farms we'll need to fight climate change. Is farmland the answer? AMA! by losangelestimes
that makes sense, and the maps make it pretty darned clear. :) I have some family in new mexico and now im recalling all the large empty, sunny land.