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cbsmith on May 26, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Germany sets new solar-power record

Something doesn't add up though. From those calculations, it would seem that 3% of Germany's land mass is "covered". I strongly suspect that isn't the case.

kitsune_ on May 27, 2012 [–]

Figures I heard on German television suggest 0,06% of Germany's area covered.

cbsmith on May 27, 2012 | [–]

Okay, so his estimates are off by 50x... ;-)

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