North America’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant is at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. Covering 140 acres and providing around 14 megawatts of electricity (enough to power 13,200 homes), this place has to be seen to be truly believed. The huge solar panels, designed and built by the SunPower Corporation, stretch in all directions as far as the eye can see, and every 30 seconds or so, the panels whir as they slowly turn to track the brutal Nevada sun across the sky. Not only is the Air Force taking advantage of Las Vegas’ must persistent (to put it nicely) resource, the sun, but this array was built on the grounds of an old landfill, saving money that would have otherwise been used to make the land livable again. The solar plant meets about 25 percent of the electricity requirements of the base.
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This is a good effort for the time being.
But the day of no military will not come soon. War so stupid and waste.