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Re:Experts Urge U.S. To Continue Support for Nuclear Fusion ... by ben_w on Saturday December 15, 2018 @07:21AM (#18688113)
Sunlight is ~1kW/m^2. That’s solar aligned area rather than land area, so you need to generate about 10^17 watts before the laws of thermodynamics become something you cannot deal with just by using your astronomical supply of cheap energy to cheaply manufacture and install a sun shade at L1.

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