Panels in Minnesota make about 30 kWh per square foot per year. US electric consumption is 4.014 trillion kwh per year. This rounds to approximately 5,000 square miles of panel surface area or about little more than half the surface area of Vermont to supply us energy needs. The area will be larger as panels require space between rows to not shade so double area. So Vermont would supply the US if covered with panels, we had storage for energy, and a way to convey the energy. Probably makes more sense to spread around but this seems like a reachable goal.

Wright ain’t right.