sault18 t1_j937pd0 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 10:11 PM

Reply to comment by toesy in Over 25 GW of solar is actively being constructed in the U.S. by CurseMeKilt

Tell me you don't know what capacity factor means without telling me you don't know what capacity factor means.

toesy t1_j939bjs wrote on February 18, 2023 at 10:23 PM

Explain how I’m wrong instead of postulating that I don’t know what I’m talking about.

toesy t1_j93aa1z wrote on February 18, 2023 at 10:30 PM

I can make it easy for you.

100 GW 8 hours sunlight

So you’ve generated 800GWh out of a possible 2400 GWh

This would be 33% capacity

Given that you are only generating peak capacity for a limited amount of time and other factors like clouds you aren’t generating 100 GW for those 8 hours.

So a more realistic number is 600 GWh, meaning a 25% capacity factor.

This would be the equivalent of having a 25 GW base load asset running at 100% capacity factor

sault18 t1_j93g4rj wrote on February 18, 2023 at 11:15 PM

Dude, OP was quoting instantaneous power, not energy. That's why they were wrong.

toesy t1_j93hye8 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 11:29 PM

Electricity is needed 24 hours a day, 25 GW of solar is not providing 25 GW of continuous electricity to the grid for 24 hours.

Therefore 25 GW of solar puts the same amount of electrons to the grid as 6.25 GW of base load.

sault18 t1_j93qe0c wrote on February 19, 2023 at 12:34 AM

You still don't get it...Feel free to stop digging that hole whenever you feel like it.

toesy t1_j93seje wrote on February 19, 2023 at 12:50 AM

I’ve quantified my entire argument, you do nothing but say I’m wrong.

You’re like a pigeon on a chessboard, knocking pieces down and thinking they’ve won.