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Old 06-03-2019, 12:40 PM   #5936 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
Ivanpah concentrated solar farm cost $2.18 Billion for a nameplate of 392 MW = $5.56/ Watt. Nameplate.
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The capacity factor is running at 21%. So the actual pricing is more like $25/ Watt.
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But it does supply electricity for a few hours after dark due to the thermal storage.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpa...Power_Facility
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Everybody::: Please speak in truths. Fact check your information. Wishful thinking that is not based on actual data and science is spinning us astray.
Take that cost out over time. No fuel = lower and lower cost over time.
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