Coal created 224 gigawatts of power in yr 2000.
So, to replace coal, you merely need 1749 square miles of it.
So, all you have to do is cover every part of maryland, vermont to do it. Who needs those two states anyway, right JG?
I'm sure no one's going to sue when you seize all that land either.
Idiot.
https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/national-us/uncategorized/states-size