New York's renewable energy goals face land-use trade-offs between solar farms, agriculture, and conservation
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Adam Gallaher
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New York state's goal of building 46 gigawatts of large-scale solar by midcentury will require difficult trade-offs in land use, balancing renewable energy development with agriculture and conservation needs. The analysis highlights a broader challenge facing states and the U.S. as they transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources like wind and solar, since renewable energy generation requires significantly more land than traditional power plants.
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· 3 pulledThe state of New York could meet its goal of building 46 gigawatts of large-scale solar by midcentury, but not without making difficult choices in how land is used across the state.
It's an issue that other states, and the U.S. as a whole, are facing as they seek to shift electricity generation from fossil fuels to renewable sources, such as wind and solar.
The question of land use arises because power plants that burn coal and natural gas can produce large amounts of electricity from relatively
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