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To: American Spirit who wrote (79150)8/28/2006 7:24:59 PM
From: TimFRead Replies (3) | Respond to of 81568
 
Desert land owned by the government is free

TANSTAAFL

Using the land for one thing means it can't be used for something else, including possible use as undeveloped land for environmental reasons.

But even if it was totally free the land is only a small part of the cost. Trying pricing out 50,000 sq miles of solar cells...