I was reading an article recently about mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining and got to thinking: How many square miles have been cleared in Kentucky for MTR? And, if we covered that space with photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, how much electricity in kilowatt-hours (kWh) would be produced? Would it be enough to match the electricity consumed in Kentucky each year?
Excerpt from:
Putting Damaged Land To Good Use
