> If you paid $30k for 13kW peak, you paid several times what utilities pay. So...you must think that the ground mount structure is free then? Where were you

> If you paid $30k for 13kW peak, you paid several times what utilities pay. So...you must think that the ground mount structure is free then? Where were you when I had to buy 64,000 lbs of concrete for the footing? Everyone is an expert, until a google search no longer aligns with reality. > How about listing off all the US nuke plants completed on time and within budget? That is a different problem and one that plagues all types of projects in the US. Look at what happened with the ten billion dollar high speed train promised to us in California. A hundred billion dollars later and we have nothing. If I remember correctly they only built ten miles, it doesn't even run and, if it did, it would be limited to something like 50 mph in that segment. Until we hold people severely accountable for these issues things will not get better. So, yes, you are correct in highlighting that we can't build shit in this country any more. If we had to build our road system today we could never do it. That is a very different issue through and one that would definitely apply to building solar at the scale we need for the clean future most envision. We need to DOUBLE our power generation capacity in order to support a full transition to electric vehicles. This is like taking the entire power generation system currently installed in the US and making a full copy of it. We wouldn't do it that way, of course, the point is to provide a sense of proportion. We need to double not just our power generation system but retrofit our entire grid to be able to carry this power. This isn't a joke of a project. And yet, my comment had nothing to do with costs or the ability to build anything on time and on budget. What I said, quite clearly, was: "if you want the equivalent of a 1 GW nuclear power plant, the minimum size of your solar array is at least 7 GW peak." You come aggressively attacking me with things I did not say or even mention laterally. If you have a problem with my claim, tell me how it is I am wrong. Don't divert the conversation into failed projects and cost. I can discuss those topics just as well, but you are confusing and sidestepping the conversation here. This is a technique commonly used by politicians when the answer to a question is inconvenient. They are asked about "A" and their answer is about "B". Still waiting for your answer: How does one calculate the photovoltaic equivalent of a 1 GW nuclear power plant? ... Fill in the blank.