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In a world where hope is running close to empty, this is a sniff of good news.
Two-thirds of New York City’s rooftops are suitable for solar panels and could jointly generate enough energy to meet half the city’s demand for electricity at peak periods, according to a new, highly detailed interactive map to be made public on Thursday.
The map, which shows the solar potential of each of the city’s one-million-plus buildings, is a result of a series of flights over the city by an airplane equipped with a laser system known as Lidar, for light detection and ranging.
I know this isn’t very green of me, but it’s too exciting not to share that I posted this at 32,000′ on Southwest Airlines, SFO to Midland, Tx