Do different regions have high requirements for solar container ratios

The difference between regions can be substantial enough to change your panel requirements by 30-40%. Why power (MW/acre) and energy (MWh/acre) density matter 2 • Decarbonizing the power sector (and the broader economy) will require massive amounts of solar • The amount of land occupied by utility -scale PV plants has grown significantly, and will continue to — raising valid concerns around land. After discussing solar land-use metrics and our data-collection and analysis methods, we present total and direct land-use results for various solar technologies and system configurations, on both a capacity and an electricity-generation basis. In communities with active solar development, there is often debate about how utility-scale solar might affect existing land uses or natural resources. GPI recently analyzed the potential land use impact of solar on agricultural communities in the continental US.