one (doge)coin to rule them all.

I'm a, knowin and doin thangs.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

What if we covered 60,000 miles of America’s 4-lane divided highways (2 lanes each direction) with solar canopies? Overhead structures that generate massive clean power while shading the roads. Lower pavement temps mean less cracking and cheaper repairs. Cooler vehicle cabins reduce AC load on EVs. Win-win engineering.
Here’s the math on this vision:
Baseline: 60k centerline miles at ~52 ft average paved width = ~16.5 billion sq ft of road surface.
Add solar: 70% coverage of the original roadway + 20 ft extension each side for the canopy structure. Total solar-eligible area: ~24.2 billion sq ft (~555 square miles).
Shading isn’t a bug — it’s the feature. We already build reusable rockets. Modular, wind-rated, maintainable canopies are absolutely within reach. Precedents like solar highways in Oregon, Georgia’s The Ray, and international projects prove the concept. Scale it with American ingenuity.
Power potential: Modern panels deliver 15-20W per sq ft rated. After realistic tilt, spacing, maintenance access, and losses: tens to low hundreds of GW peak capacity from these corridors alone. Annual generation: likely hundreds of TWh per year. (For context, total US electricity use is ~4,200 TWh.)
Current US EV fleet: ~4.5+ million vehicles needing roughly 15-25 TWh per year total. This solar+battery network? More than enough — potentially several times over, even after storage round-trip losses.
Charging stations every ~30 miles (~2,000 stations) create an isolated solar + battery microgrid along major routes. Long-distance EV travel becomes seamless with no range anxiety on these corridors. Excess power could feed nearby communities, light the highways, or support growth to 10-20M+ EVs.
Co-benefits stack up: reduced urban heat island effect, major road maintenance savings for taxpayers, thousands of manufacturing and installation jobs, and a strategic energy asset along key transport arteries. Start in Sunbelt corridors for highest output, then expand.
Challenges exist — upfront capital, ROW engineering, snow/dust management — but none are insurmountable. The economics improve with electricity sales, charging revenue, and avoided repairs.
This isn’t distant sci-fi. It’s a practical evolution of existing infrastructure tech. Imagine coast-to-coast drives under a subtle solar roof that quietly powers your journey and the grid.
America has the roads, the engineering talent, and the need. Time to think bigger on energy + transport integration.
What do you think — feasible? Which corridors first? ☀️⚡🚗

[Bridget in FL🌴 @BridgetKaneFL]

That is just gross. Why do democrats hate our children?

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@JonBryant421 @Jim74431931 Empirical evidence is there.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@nicksortor Thump thump ahhhhhh.

What the heck was that.

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

Local leaders in many Florida Counties are frantic because Ron DeSantis' Homestead property tax cut plan will deeply hamper their ability to launder taxpayer funds to themselves.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@Rep_Grijalva Nice!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

They should change their name to the Southern False Flag Center!

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@JillMarinelli1 @1deplorablemale He'll become a member of the facedown assup prison gang.....

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@EthanLevins2 The money still exists it's not in a quantum state, it's not schrodingers money, it's not in the stocks it was before is all.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@NikkiFried Cool. Must have already served the purpose of mass detaining massive numbers of illegal aliens that have been deported.

[Andrew @ThinkArchimedes]

Don’t fuck with white people.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@Jim74431931 @JonBryant421 You're assuming that tespacexai and boring have plateaud and are not innovating and improving at breakneck speeds.

[Matt Casey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 @MattCas04807118]

I’ve got a black eye.

I don’t think so mate.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@TedPillows @FiveBaggers Money for spacex 👀....

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

Wait wait wait...

...WHY ARE WE STILL SENDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO UKRAINE?!!!!!!!!!!

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

Meh, had 3 roommates in a 4 bedroom apt when I was starting out at $10.50/hour. Rent was $800/month +1/4 utilities..... worked two jobs.

Later in life I paid $800week for an efficiency at a hotel for remote work because I earned much more and wanted to be comfortable..

Within means is key.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@alifarhat79 $2T+ piling into SpaceX........

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

One might wonder why Newscum's team would post something so idiotic, but it makes sense considering they've never actually seen a project completed. It's a foreign concept to them.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@ZacksJerryRig 😂👌. GLHF getting that honored.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@cloutless_angel Probably doesn't fear his weird son. Irrationally or otherwise.

[one (doge)coin to rule them all. @dane_hidden]

@WMATASoldier Not like it will now.
Dark color finish will make it really mirror like and give the illusion of bottomless depth.