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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisB" data-source="post: 1567919" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>I know next to nothing about solar power but was curious about some of the numbers posted here so I did some internet searching. I am assuming numbers vary a lot by location, but it seems technology is improving in regards to output per acre. It seems as of 2 years ago, the most common number was 4 acres per MW. I did see one report that said 2.5 acres, but I didn't find any other reports to back that up. IF the 4 acre number is accurate that would mean an output of 1500 MW on a 6000 acre parcel. Still not sure if it is a good use of land, but don't underestimate technological advancements.</p><p></p><p>My point is, people read numbers for efficiency from 15-20, even 30 years ago and assume that there isn't any improvement. I haven't ever looked into wind farms, but when I see very intelligent and wealthy people investing in something I'm guessing they have done some research on it before investing millions of dollars. I always see people quoting numbers in regards to ethanol from a study done in the 1980's that was debunked by other scientists as inaccurate. But those people will still use those numbers saying how it doesn't work. Shoot, just a year or so ago people were saying that fake meat will never work because nobody would pay $1200 for a quarter pound hamburger. I don't know if it will ever take off, but when these billion dollar business are investing in it, it is probably something to pay attention to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisB, post: 1567919, member: 122"] I know next to nothing about solar power but was curious about some of the numbers posted here so I did some internet searching. I am assuming numbers vary a lot by location, but it seems technology is improving in regards to output per acre. It seems as of 2 years ago, the most common number was 4 acres per MW. I did see one report that said 2.5 acres, but I didn't find any other reports to back that up. IF the 4 acre number is accurate that would mean an output of 1500 MW on a 6000 acre parcel. Still not sure if it is a good use of land, but don't underestimate technological advancements. My point is, people read numbers for efficiency from 15-20, even 30 years ago and assume that there isn't any improvement. I haven't ever looked into wind farms, but when I see very intelligent and wealthy people investing in something I'm guessing they have done some research on it before investing millions of dollars. I always see people quoting numbers in regards to ethanol from a study done in the 1980's that was debunked by other scientists as inaccurate. But those people will still use those numbers saying how it doesn't work. Shoot, just a year or so ago people were saying that fake meat will never work because nobody would pay $1200 for a quarter pound hamburger. I don't know if it will ever take off, but when these billion dollar business are investing in it, it is probably something to pay attention to. [/QUOTE]
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