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c/climate-action•jasonallenjasonallen•20d ago

I was reading about a new solar farm in Nevada and the numbers were wild

It was a news piece on the Gemini Solar Project near Las Vegas. They said it will power over 400,000 homes when it's done. That really hit me how one big project can cut so much carbon. Has anyone else seen a local clean energy build that made them feel hopeful?
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spencer782
spencer78220d ago
My buddy lives out in west Texas. He drove past a new wind farm going up for months. Said it was just frames at first, then these huge blades showed up. Watching the whole thing come together made it real for him. He said it finally clicked how much power we could get from empty land. Felt like actual progress, not just talk.
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spencer782
spencer78220d ago
Ha, that's awesome! It's funny how seeing something built makes it click way more than any chart or graph. Guess we all need a visual sometimes to believe in the change.
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marywilson
marywilson19d ago
Oh man, that's so true! Did your friend say if seeing it changed how he talks about it with other people? Like, is he more willing to defend wind power now that he's watched it get built from the ground up?
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