3.5 GW what? Per day? Per year? Over the lifetime of the factory?
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2023
45 points (97.9% liked)
[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
3234 readers
8 users here now
We have moved to:
A community for the sharing of links, news, and discussion related to Electric Vehicles.
Rules
- No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, casteism, speciesism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
- Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- No self-promotion.
- No irrelevant content. All posts must be relevant and related to plug-in electric vehicles — BEVs or PHEVs.
- No trolling.
- Policy, not politics. Submissions and comments about effective policymaking are allowed and encouraged in the community, however conversations and submissions about parties, politicians, and those devolving into general tribalism will be removed.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Few articles seem to mention it, but:
an annual production capacity of 3.5 GW.
https://renewablesnow.com/news/first-solar-turns-sod-on-35-gw-panel-factory-in-louisiana-834588/
It is just power, not energy. Letting it run for an hour would result in 3.5 GWh.
Why did they build it in a state with so much exposure to climate disasters? The South is going to stop being a liveable place within our lifetime.
University of Louisiana has a big solar research facility.