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Looks like they currently have around 4.51 GW of power generation in the state based off of this (someone please double check my math, but 3250GWh in Sept / 720
by jjcm 3y ago
Looks like they currently have around 4.51 GW of power generation in the state based off of this (someone please double check my math, but 3250GWh in Sept / 720 hours in Sept = 4.51GW): https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=NM#tabs-4 https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=NM#tabs-4, so this should be a 53% increase in power generation for the state. Truly a massive project.
- andruby 3y agoThe stated 2.4GW of the article is "nameplate" output (± peak output). You computed the average generation over a whole month. The difference between both is called "capacity factor" and is of course different per region. I've found some online numbers between 30 and 45%. Multiplying your 53% number with a 35% CF becomes a more realistic but less impressive 18.5% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power#Capacity_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power#Capacity_factor