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> > napkin math > Very few power plants work like that And most "napkin math" refers to a simplified calculation with rough guesses made in an impromptu or
by Terr_ 2y ago
> > napkin math
> Very few power plants work like that
And most "napkin math" refers to a simplified calculation with rough guesses made in an impromptu or amateur fashion, like using a pen to write with no options nearby except a disposable paper napkin.
> > canceling out the year
> If Ivanpah could kill a bird, once, to produce 65 kW forever
The context is to get ratios between (A) scope/benefit as indicated by wattage and (B) birds-deaths, and (C) coal-used. If you double the activity of each plant, you can expect one to double the fried-birds, and the other to double the coal-needed.
It feels like I'm comparing dollars-costs of running electric versus gasoline engines of the same "horsepower", and you're unsatisfied because "a gallon of gasoline can't burn forever."
- amluto 2y ago> > > napkin math > > Very few power plants work like that > And most "napkin math" refers to a simplified calculation with rough guesses Assuming that it's always high noon when you're talking about solar power plants is more than a little rough for napkin math. > The context is to get ratios between (A) scope/benefit as indicated by wattage and (B) birds-deaths I give up. The wattage of a power plant is its benefit per unit time, and bird deaths are a detriment not per unit time. and (B) birds-deaths, and (C) coal-used. If you double the activity of each plant, you can expect one to double the fried-birds, and the other to double the coal-needed.