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> He mentioned "capacitor banks." No he didn't. I did. > Launching 20 per day over a 10 minute span each is 200 minutes; you still need 12GW average over the
by jessriedel 3y ago
> He mentioned "capacitor banks."
No he didn't. I did.
> Launching 20 per day over a 10 minute span each is 200 minutes; you still need 12GW average over the day.
Where are you getting 20/day from? I didn't see it on this OP link or the Wikipedia page. I'd have guessed more like once a week, which is 100 MW. That's a reasonable size for a gas turbine power plant, which seems like an appropriate expenditure for a project like this.
As a point of reference, the entire globe launches something to space every couple days on average.