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On the recordOctober 26, 2009
our estimates are that the solar energy potential just on those lands alone is about 100,000 megawatts, which would power 29 million homes or provide about 29 percent of the energy equivalent needed for the households of America today.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders highlights the solar energy potential from designated lands.

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