Study: US could produce 100 times more solar power

Washington Post - In a new report, the Environment America Research and Policy Center ... argues that the U.S. "has the potential to produce more than 100 times as much electricity from solar PV and concentrating solar power installations as the nation consumes each year." It adds that every single state could generate more solar electricity than its residents currently consume.

Here's a visualization, showing states that can get 1 to 5 times their current energy needs from solar, states that can get 5 to 25 times their energy, states that can get 25 to 100 times what they're using, and states that can get over 100 times their current needs:

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