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cocobolo · 10-26-2009, 11:42 PM

7 acres to generate 1 MW? How so? Using panels at 15% efficiency, which is not particularly high should require 1.53 acres, plus the other .47 acre for breathing room.
One acre, 43560 square feet or about 4350 sq. meters. At an efficiency of 15% you should get 650,000 watts per acre, therefore, just over 1.5 acres per MW. Panels will be on the market in the near future which exceed 30% efficiency. This will mean 1 MW per acre.
We need to learn how to consume less, not spread the nuclear nonsense around. There are actually people around who would rather use clean power, even if it does cost a little more.
And incidentally, a Florida power company announced a couple of days ago that current electricity prices are rising at a rate between 15% and 31% annually. I suppose that depends on where you are.

10-26-2009, 11:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
cocobolo YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	7 acres to generate 1 MW? How so? Using panels at 15% efficiency, which is not particularly high should require 1.53 acres, plus the other .47 acre for breathing room. One acre, 43560 square feet or about 4350 sq. meters. At an efficiency of 15% you should get 650,000 watts per acre, therefore, just over 1.5 acres per MW. Panels will be on the market in the near future which exceed 30% efficiency. This will mean 1 MW per acre. We need to learn how to consume less, not spread the nuclear nonsense around. There are actually people around who would rather use clean power, even if it does cost a little more. And incidentally, a Florida power company announced a couple of days ago that current electricity prices are rising at a rate between 15% and 31% annually. I suppose that depends on where you are.