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jpak

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3. What is missing is your inability to understand power output from PV arrays

Reply to PamW (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 11:13 AM

Apr 2012

That plant will produce power tracking incident solar energy - every day.

Power output from that plant will track AZ summer AC loads and offset the need for expensive (gas-fired) peak power - something that nuclear plants cannot provide.

Under full sun at local solar noon - that plant will provide 100 MW of electricity to the grid.

I am always amused that some people do not "get" the concept of ***solar*** power.

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Arizona solar project reaches 100MW mark [View all] jpak Apr 2012 OP

100 megawatt could power what for how long? rurallib Apr 2012 #1

Not even close.. PamW Apr 2012 #2

What is missing is your inability to understand power output from PV arrays jpak Apr 2012 #3

All the misunderstanding is on your part. PamW Apr 2012 #4

In theory, about 75,000 households Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 #5