* Posts by Mike

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Canada announces monster solar plant

Mike

40MW for 24,000 households?! Thats some inflated figures...

According to the statement, 40MW is supposed to supply 24,000 house, which equate to 1.67KW (or KVA) per house.

Now there are not many houses with after diversified maximum demand (ADMD) of less than 2KVA in todays era.

If taking into account of cold weather in Canada, assume no gas/wood heating, but only rely on electricity, then most households would have at least ADMD of 2.5-3.5KVA.

40MW would only be able to supply less than 12,000 houses.... would this be still a feasible investment? You be the judge.