I think those not familiar with the size of Alaska (particularly from the "lower-48") might conceptually think of it as about the size of Texas. 'Tis not so.
20% of the size of Alaska is roughly the size of two or three full Midwest states. 20% of AK is about 132K sq miles, equivalent to about 80% the size of California (total ~164K sq miles).
One of the insights from the video (and not mentioned in the article) is the option of using ocean area for wind collection, rather than doing it on land.
20% of the size of Alaska is roughly the size of two or three full Midwest states. 20% of AK is about 132K sq miles, equivalent to about 80% the size of California (total ~164K sq miles).
http://www.google.com/search?q=alaska%20size%20compared%20to...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alaska_area_compared_to_co...
One of the insights from the video (and not mentioned in the article) is the option of using ocean area for wind collection, rather than doing it on land.