How large of area need to cover with solar cells


Given that the average power plant produces 667 MW of electricity per year, there are 492 coal plants in the US, and a solar constant of 1.361 KW/m^2, how large of an area would one need to cover with solar cells to replace our dependence on coal with solar power. Use a real world efficiency of 12% and assume that the solar array will only produce electricity during half of the day(no power at night). Put your answer in equivalent Rhode Island areas.

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