> But those numbers account for just the physical space required by each turbine – the stake in the ground, which is small – and not the broader area required by turbines, which must be spaced far apart from one other and require huge bases made from 2,500 tons of concrete.<p>Well yes, as that land could continue to be used as is for things like ranching and farming. The land between wind turbines is not useless.
Full Title:"The Biden Administration Misleads the Public on the Vast Expanses of Land Needed for 'Net Zero"<p>"This could ultimately require utility-scale solar projects that cover the size of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut combined, and wind farms that span an area equal to that of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee."
-Jesse Jenkins, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University