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For context, demand in Germany sits at about 500 TWh/year https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-demand?tab=chart&region=Europe&country=~DEU https://ou

• recursive 3y ago
  In case it isn't obvious 500 TWh/year is less than 80 GW.
  • simon_acca 3y ago
    With some caveats perhaps... theoretically speaking if 80GW of PV were to produce at 100% output power 24/day that would be about 700TWh in a year
  • winwang 3y ago
    More clarity: 500 TWh/yr is ~57 GW on average. From a quick google, it seems that peak electricity usage is 60-80 GW, which makes the 80 GW milestone much more interesting.
  • vwkd 3y ago
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