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Simple heuristic: | Simple heuristic: | ||
* If your city's ''population density'' is greater than | * If your city's ''population density'' is greater than this number above, then yes. | ||
* Otherwise, all energy could be generated within the city (rooftops, probably). | * Otherwise, all energy could be generated within the city (rooftops, probably). | ||
But this is | But this is an oversimplification. Some things to consider: | ||
Some things to consider: | |||
* Every city defines its borders differently - this could bias the official stats of "population density". | * Every city defines its borders differently - this could bias the official stats of "population density". | ||
* If [[factories]] are in some industrial area outside the city, their solar panels could be there instead. | * If [[factories]] are in some industrial area outside the city, their solar panels could be there instead. | ||