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rileyoneill t1_ivnhjzp wrote

Reply to comment by camocondomcommando in In France all new large parking lots must now be covered in solar panels starting in july 2023. by BuildingBabel

11GW of solar at this scale would cost somewhere around $11-$16 Billion. 10 Nuclear reactors would cost $150B or more. Even with 4 hours of storage, or 50GWH, at $100 per KWH would add an extra ~$5B to the bill. If all the panels did was store power during the day and then use the power like a peaking plant in the early evening that would be useful.

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