Plentiful, near-free energy has other uses for food production, too: vertical farming, which is quite energy intensive, becomes feasible. Now you can grow tons of food on small plots of land, as well as year-round in cold climates. Desalination also becomes much more cost-effective. Now you can stop desertification, cultivate land that was previously too arid for crops, and so on. The possibilities for what we could do if we went all-in on solar in North America are super exciting, and we need to push on that narrative because the counter-narrative is the one that is winning right now, and it makes no sense.
