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Per MWh in a place with the solar radiation of Arizona, the labor cost is lower for solar than a new gas peaker.
by onlyrealcuzzo 2y ago
Per MWh in a place with the solar radiation of Arizona, the labor cost is lower for solar than a new gas peaker.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoThe GP was retrospectively asking "why is there so little solar PV in AZ?" The question was not "what would be cheaper to install right now, solar PV or gas?"
- onlyrealcuzzo 2y ago> And finding enough labor to do what you're describing is currently challenging. You brought up the challenge. It's less of a challenge than adding new gas-powered MWh.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoNot sure about that. The latter is even more capital intensive, but you probably wouldn't look to hire from within AZ for that project, and so the labor pool gets bigger. You're going to be hire a substantial contractor for a project like that. The labor for residential/commercial solar PV comes mostly from the local population, and each project is doable with small crews. So I don't know for sure which one is more challenging. Very different challenges, certainly.