Renewable energy developments typically take up more land than conventional power plants to produce the same amount of electricity, when only considering the footprint of the power plant itself and not the mining functions for coal and natural gas-fired electricity. For example, a 1,000 MW conventional power plant might take up 100 acres. A 1,000 MW solar energy development would typically require 5,000 to 7,000 acres, and 1,000 MW of wind energy development could span across 100,000 acres (although in that case, only 500 of those 100,000 acres would actually be taken up with turbines, equipment, and associated access roads).