"**The most land-efficient source of electricity was nuclear**: per unit of electricity, it needs 50 times less land than coal, and 18 to 27 times less than solar PV on the ground. "**Gas was the second most** land-efficient. ([Location 1577](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1577))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[energy-ladder]], [[nuclear-energy]], [[natural-gas]], [[coal-energy]], [[energy-efficiency]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]