The Department of Defense (DoD) could generate 7,000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. Therefore and more interestingly equivalent to the output of seven nuclear power plants. That’s on four military bases located in the California desert. All according to a study released by DoD’s Office of Installations and Environment. The year-long study, conducted by the consultancy ICF International. It looked at seven military bases in California and two in Nevada. It finds that, even though 96 percent of the surface area of the nine bases is unsuited for solar development. That’s ONLY because of military use, endangered species and other factors. It’s not the idea of
2018-12-20