[discostu]

I wonder how many homes you could power with 3 square miles of gas or nuclear power plant? I bet a lot more than 70,000.

[BigBobber]

Let the raping of the desert begin! Arizonians are going to love their mirrored landscape.

[3niner]

I wonder how many homes you could power with 3 square miles of gas or nuclear power plant? I bet a lot more than 70,000.

A typical nuclear plant produces 5-10 times as much power (and it does it 24 hours a day). It's footprint would be measured in acres, not square miles.

[babble-on]

but of course you’d need the gas to power it