Land-Use Requirements for Solar Power Plants in the United States

On a capacity basis, the total-area capacity-weighted average for all solar power plants is 8.9 acres/MWac, with 22% of plants within 8 and 10 acres/MWac. For direct land-use requirements, the

Land Requirements for Utility-Scale PV: An Empirical Update on

In other words, increasing the power (MW/acre) and energy (MWh/acre) density of utility-scale PV can at least partially offset the higher land costs likely to be incurred going forward, while also helping to