Journal of environmental managementSolar EnergyUnited StatesConservation of Natural Resources
Variation in estimates of the footprint of large, ground-mounted photovoltaic solar energy in the United States and its associated land-cover change across three datasets.
Michael O Levin, Emma Forester, Elizabeth L Kalies, Lauren Goodman, Jason S Hagani, Chevon C Holmes, Noah Z Krasner, Caitlin Markus, Jared B Meek, Anubhav Vanamamalai, Shivani Agarwal, Uzma Ashraf, Daphne Condon, Deborah Forester, Lucy C V Holland
Published: 202510.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127634
Abstract
Solar energy contributed more than six percent of the United States' (US) energy generation capacity in 2022, predominantly from large, ground-mounted photovoltaic solar facilities (GPVs). That proportion is expected to increase as GPV development ac…
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