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Re:US utilities have finally realized electric cars may save... by paranoidrobot on Friday March 16, 2018 @12:40AM (#16598676)
Both Wind and Solar can in many cases be co-located with other land usage.

Wind farms go great on agricultural farms - they tend to have wide open spaces, and the actual footprint of a tower can have minor impact upon the productivity of the field.

Solar generation goes great on both residential and in particular - commercial buildings, over the tops of parking lots, etc - which has the dual effect of producing power and reducing the heating of the underlying building/parked cars (great for reducing the need for air conditioning)

Your average suburban home has enough roof area to produce either all of, or a significant fraction of, it's own energy for a moderate household.

Marginal-use land (hilly areas), coastal areas, and off-shore are also generally good areas for windfarms too.

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