...when the sun is directly shining...on a cloudless day... for about 6 hours
Each of those strips is 30x4 panels, so 120 panels x $100 is $12000 per strip JUST for the panels. Let's guess $20 per panel for structural members and you add $2,400. Now you're up to $14,400 per strip just for the hardware. Let's guess $2000 per strip for installation. Up to $16,400 per strip. We're going to ignore shipping costs.
$16,400 per strip, and i can see about 100 strips in the center row. $1.6M per row. There's about 10 rows visible so that's $11.6M.
Now, each panel probably puts out 100 watts. That's 12kw per strip and 1.2MW per row, for a grand total of 12MW of power. At $0.10 per kwh, the system can earn $1200 an hour. To cover the expense of the initial installation would require 9660 hours of operation at full capacity. It would take 4.4 years (6 hours of usable sunlight per day) to pay for this farm IF the sky was cloudless every day.
After it's paid for, you could make about $2M a year in profit. If the sun shined every single day. And you didn't have maintenence or employee costs.
In reality, half of the days are cloudy, so make it 8.8 years to pay for this shit, you'll get $1M a year income after that if you're lucky. Now it's been 10 years and panels will certainly start failing and you'll have to pay someone to maintain the facility and replace damaged panels. You might make $500K a year now. After about 15 years, "fade" becomes a problem because panels lose efficiency with age. You would be lucky to break even at this point. 20 years from now it's a giant liability and you're in debt.
True, but the last hail here was 20 years ago, and it was tiny. Same as most places don't get tornadoes and hurricanes. To get adverse weather conditions, you have to relocate to specific places that feature them.
Also leaving out the maintenance. Replacing panels that die early and keeping small animals from chewing on the wires. Add in security to keep niggers from stealing anything of perceived value and just assholes that vandalize shit on the weekend.
I cannot see how any of these solar plants make a dime.
Now Musk, take my idea and build space elevators along the equator and built these farms in orbit.
Your numbers are off. In areas where they build this they'll have power much higher than $0.10/kwh. Usually closer to $0.40/kwh. Panels are between $100-$500, depending on wattage and tech used. They'll likely be 300-500 watts per panel as well.
Some areas get far more than 6hr of sun a day, closer to 10 peak sun hours, with a couple off-peak hours on either side of the curve. There are more cloudy days during winter, though less than you think in these areas.
These panels would be good during peak-power usage, which is usually during the day when people are awake. Not as a primary source of power, but as an additional source. They could pay for themselves within 4-5 years.
Of course, this being the government and jewish mega-corps handling everything they'll never pay for themselves. The money will be stolen all along the way, and long after the project is finished. They'll be slow to repair/replace things with DEI hires who don't know what they're doing likely causing more damage until they are forced to hire a White engineer to handle it once it hits disaster-levels.
All that being said, it's easier to just use coal, and more effective to use nuclear power. Solar systems aren't good enough(yet) for large-scale deployment. And covering good farming land is done on purpose, of course. Commie jews love to starve the populace.
Solar is primarily good for homestead, off-grid, travelling, or out-of-city living. Get the permits first, do the work yourself, set it up correctly and you could have it pay for itself in 5-6 years. Longer if you fuck something up.
Of course you would save more immediately by upgrading to more efficient heating/cooling, repairing windows/doors/insulation, and general home fixes first.
1 nuclear power plant would take up 1/10 of the space, create more electricity in the first year than this monstrosity will ever produce, and could operate decades longer with basic maintenance.
my stupid state (floriduh) is also investing in this. it would take just hurricane to destroy it all. idiots, thank god that we still have hydro and nuclear power to fallback on
Well, they are recyclable, there's already factories making good money doing that with old panels. That land would certainly be better used for farming.
Solar panels belong on rooftops or unused/unusable land. They are best for homesteaders, travelers, and folks that don't live in a city. Keep them off-grid, combined with some good batteries, a good AIO, and some wiring and you can go mostly-to-all off grid. Depending on your setup, laws, land/roof area, etc.
They are best for homesteaders, travelers, and folks that don't live in a city.
Ah, yes. "De-centralization". And you see, therein lies the problem.
You see, de-centralization means relinquishing centralized control. Can't have the peasants going "off-grid".
Leads to independent thinking and who knows what other ideas they might get into their heads. Might start thinking they don't need to be told what to do.
Might even start thinking of things like "freedom", or that they are the ones who should be deciding who runs the country.
[ + ] pickingrinninspittin
[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 12 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 08:13:24 ago (+12/-0)
[ + ] oyveyo
[ - ] oyveyo 11 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 08:39:10 ago (+12/-1)*
Each of those strips is 30x4 panels, so 120 panels x $100 is $12000 per strip JUST for the panels. Let's guess $20 per panel for structural members and you add $2,400. Now you're up to $14,400 per strip just for the hardware. Let's guess $2000 per strip for installation. Up to $16,400 per strip. We're going to ignore shipping costs.
$16,400 per strip, and i can see about 100 strips in the center row. $1.6M per row. There's about 10 rows visible so that's $11.6M.
Now, each panel probably puts out 100 watts. That's 12kw per strip and 1.2MW per row, for a grand total of 12MW of power. At $0.10 per kwh, the system can earn $1200 an hour. To cover the expense of the initial installation would require 9660 hours of operation at full capacity. It would take 4.4 years (6 hours of usable sunlight per day) to pay for this farm IF the sky was cloudless every day.
After it's paid for, you could make about $2M a year in profit. If the sun shined every single day. And you didn't have maintenence or employee costs.
In reality, half of the days are cloudy, so make it 8.8 years to pay for this shit, you'll get $1M a year income after that if you're lucky. Now it's been 10 years and panels will certainly start failing and you'll have to pay someone to maintain the facility and replace damaged panels. You might make $500K a year now. After about 15 years, "fade" becomes a problem because panels lose efficiency with age. You would be lucky to break even at this point. 20 years from now it's a giant liability and you're in debt.
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[ - ] BushChuck5002 11 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 10:08:12 ago (+13/-2)
[ + ] Love240
[ - ] Love240 4 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 10:18:02 ago (+5/-1)
[ + ] dassar
[ - ] dassar 3 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 17:55:44 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Sector2
[ - ] Sector2 0 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 11:41:58 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] BushChuck5002
[ - ] BushChuck5002 -2 points 2 daysApr 27, 2025 09:01:05 ago (+0/-2)
[ + ] RobertJHarsh
[ - ] RobertJHarsh 6 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 10:20:14 ago (+6/-0)
I cannot see how any of these solar plants make a dime.
Now Musk, take my idea and build space elevators along the equator and built these farms in orbit.
[ + ] PotatoWhisperer2
[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 3 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 15:38:13 ago (+3/-0)
Some areas get far more than 6hr of sun a day, closer to 10 peak sun hours, with a couple off-peak hours on either side of the curve. There are more cloudy days during winter, though less than you think in these areas.
These panels would be good during peak-power usage, which is usually during the day when people are awake. Not as a primary source of power, but as an additional source. They could pay for themselves within 4-5 years.
Of course, this being the government and jewish mega-corps handling everything they'll never pay for themselves. The money will be stolen all along the way, and long after the project is finished. They'll be slow to repair/replace things with DEI hires who don't know what they're doing likely causing more damage until they are forced to hire a White engineer to handle it once it hits disaster-levels.
All that being said, it's easier to just use coal, and more effective to use nuclear power. Solar systems aren't good enough(yet) for large-scale deployment. And covering good farming land is done on purpose, of course. Commie jews love to starve the populace.
Solar is primarily good for homestead, off-grid, travelling, or out-of-city living. Get the permits first, do the work yourself, set it up correctly and you could have it pay for itself in 5-6 years. Longer if you fuck something up.
Of course you would save more immediately by upgrading to more efficient heating/cooling, repairing windows/doors/insulation, and general home fixes first.
[ + ] Clubberlang
[ - ] Clubberlang 3 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 18:25:52 ago (+3/-0)
This was all you needed to say.
[ + ] BushChuck5002
[ - ] BushChuck5002 -2 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 18:47:08 ago (+0/-2)
As someone who has everything on that list, I use generators. Solar is for retard hippies, and surveillance cameras.
[ + ] KyleIsThisTall
[ - ] KyleIsThisTall 1 point 3 daysApr 26, 2025 18:51:50 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] BushChuck5002
[ - ] BushChuck5002 -2 points 2 daysApr 27, 2025 08:59:25 ago (+0/-2)
If you did, I doubt you would have typed that sentence.
Redundant is having two generators.
[ + ] Prairie
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[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 18:26:40 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] drhitler
[ - ] drhitler 7 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 08:30:08 ago (+7/-0)
cue even more circus music
[ + ] ItsOk2bArian
[ - ] ItsOk2bArian 5 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 12:51:07 ago (+5/-0)
[ + ] Leveraction
[ - ] Leveraction 0 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 17:50:34 ago (+0/-0)
Solar is good for a small gate, but that's about it. There is zero ability to power cities.
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
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[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 1 point 3 daysApr 26, 2025 14:55:54 ago (+1/-0)
Like mining, only the ore has all already been taken out of the ground and processed for you.
Then recovering all that land for farming.
[ + ] PotatoWhisperer2
[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 0 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 15:22:34 ago (+0/-0)
Solar panels belong on rooftops or unused/unusable land. They are best for homesteaders, travelers, and folks that don't live in a city. Keep them off-grid, combined with some good batteries, a good AIO, and some wiring and you can go mostly-to-all off grid. Depending on your setup, laws, land/roof area, etc.
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 1 point 3 daysApr 26, 2025 18:21:45 ago (+1/-0)*
Ah, yes. "De-centralization". And you see, therein lies the problem.
You see, de-centralization means relinquishing centralized control. Can't have the peasants going "off-grid".
Leads to independent thinking and who knows what other ideas they might get into their heads. Might start thinking they don't need to be told what to do.
Might even start thinking of things like "freedom", or that they are the ones who should be deciding who runs the country.
Dangerous sort of business that.
[ + ] boekanier
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[ + ] Puller_of_Noses
[ - ] Puller_of_Noses 0 points 3 daysApr 26, 2025 11:54:32 ago (+0/-0)
We need to use it more.
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[ + ] NoRefunds
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