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A 100B public works program to install solar would have been an infinitely better use of that money. Done right, that could have equaled 20-30GW of peak capacit
by sitkack 4y ago
A 100B public works program to install solar would have been an infinitely better use of that money. Done right, that could have equaled 20-30GW of peak capacity.
That would cover roughly half of California's summer generating capacity.
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/ https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/CA-Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/CA-Energ...
That much solar would supply 10-14% of California's total electricity consumption.
- ncmncm 4y agoAt current cost, $100B gets you a 100GW solar PV, peak. Cost is still falling fast. That much money would better be split with wind.