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In the United States will distribute land for the installation of solar panels

31.07.2012

US officials have issued a statement that large land plots will be identified in the US in the near future, which will be used for "green" energy. The government allocated funds from the country's budget for the development and mass installation of solar panels.

According to officials, solar power can and should be used in six southwestern states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. These regions, according to politicians, are the most favorable for the installation of solar panels, and the weather conditions in them will allow the most efficient use of solar cells to generate electricity. According to the official report, the above states "have excellent solar resources, good potential for energy transmission", and the solar panels that are planned to be installed in them "have no negative impact on biological, natural, cultural and historical resources."

The decision to release public land for the installation of solar panels was made after the results of research published by the Center for American Progress, according to which only 1% of the total amount of renewable energy in the United States is installed in these states. “The development of solar energy in the United States is one of the directions that President Obama takes when he talks about expanding electricity production, improving energy security and creating new jobs. We plan to distribute some of the public land that is best suited for solar energy and simplify the process permitting the installation of solar panels will be an additional incentive for families to use renewable energy as well as for businesses," said US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.

The website of the US Department of the Interior indicates that a total of 285 thousand acres of public land will be given for the installation of solar panels. If all goes according to plan, then in the next few years, about 7 million American families will receive electricity from the sun.

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