[abhibeckert]

20% of the Sahara would be 331 terawatts of solar panels.

To put it in perspective that's an order of magnitude more than the entire global power consumption right now.

I mean sure, I guess one day we'll probably consume that much power. But it won't all come from one place. It will be diversified from solar panels spread all over the world as well as and countless other forms of energy generation.

Covering 20% of the Sahara in solar is a ridiculous scenario. And the impact would be, what, a slight weather variation in a few other places around the world? OK. Sounds pretty good actually.