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How does the land use of different electricity sources compare? This is they key chart from

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article on this question ourworldindata.org/land-use-per-e

2:07 PM · Jan 18, 2023

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I assume the figure for nuclear includes the exclusion zones around Chernobyl and Fukushima?

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Wouldn't storing water for hydropower serve two purposes? It is also nice to have a large body of water present in case of droughts.

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Are high voltage lines included? A far distant nuclear power plant needs more, than my PV on the roof!

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I miss the time when

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actually had data. It's become a doom-peddler site.

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interesting but would be more interesting to include mines, fuel processing facilities, waste disposal, etc ie, life-cycle land use

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