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Arizona surges ahead with new $1B solar plant
- swivelmaster 17y agoI like this plan, but I just did some quick math. Source: http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:jhpcqZRwpl0J:www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/esr/table5.xls+average+electric+bill&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:jhpcqZRwpl0J:www.eia.do... The average monthly electric bill in AZ is about $110. 60,000 households X $110 per month is 6,600,000. Per year that's 79,200,000. One billion / 79,200,000 = 12.6. Add the cost of 100 employees per year and it's about 14 years before the plant breaks even. Is this usual for a power plant?