Comments on: 2 Large Solar Plants Planned in California, Will Each Be 10 Times Bigger Than Largest Now in Service http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sewage Gets the Solar Treatment from SunPower Corp. : CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-2001 Sewage Gets the Solar Treatment from SunPower Corp. : CleanTechnica Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:13:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-2001 [...] plants as well as the big ones. SunPower has a growing number of large scale installations in California, Florida, and worldwide, totaling hundreds of megawatts.  The Western Riverside project pales by [...] [...] plants as well as the big ones. SunPower has a growing number of large scale installations in California, Florida, and worldwide, totaling hundreds of megawatts.  The Western Riverside project pales by [...]

]]> By: 2 Large Solar Plants Planned in California http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-2000 2 Large Solar Plants Planned in California Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:25:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-2000 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: DIY Solar Panels http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1999 DIY Solar Panels Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:20:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1999 There's also a bigger one planned in Australia - the biggest in the world! it should be finished around 2011. There’s also a bigger one planned in Australia – the biggest in the world! it should be finished around 2011.

]]> By: DIY Solar Panels http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-18887 DIY Solar Panels Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-18887 There's also a bigger one planned in Australia - the biggest in the world! it should be finished around 2011. There’s also a bigger one planned in Australia – the biggest in the world! it should be finished around 2011.

]]> By: james http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1998 james Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:13:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1998 Dont forget the land used up for nuclear for mining as well as storing the nuclear waste. Believe it or not coal actually uses up more land than solar per kW installed due to the huge tracts of land used for mining. Dont forget the land used up for nuclear for mining as well as storing the nuclear waste. Believe it or not coal actually uses up more land than solar per kW installed due to the huge tracts of land used for mining.

]]> By: james http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-18886 james Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:13:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-18886 Dont forget the land used up for nuclear for mining as well as storing the nuclear waste. Believe it or not coal actually uses up more land than solar per kW installed due to the huge tracts of land used for mining. Dont forget the land used up for nuclear for mining as well as storing the nuclear waste. Believe it or not coal actually uses up more land than solar per kW installed due to the huge tracts of land used for mining.

]]> By: JimmyD http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1997 JimmyD Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:52:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1997 You have to look at this from every angle. Use of space: MUCH more than a nuke plant. Cost: Solar HAS to be cheaper than building a new nuke plant (CERTAINLY faster to build!) Continuing Operating Expenses: A nuke plant requires people to maintain, etc. Solar farm requires MUCH less maintenance. Solar...not so much. Toxic 'leftovers': Solar has no depleted uranium to deal with. Potential risk after earthquake: Solar = no power. Nuclear = everything glows for a few million years. etc. etc. et. If you consider the OVERALL picture, I think in the end, the solar option IS a good idea. You have to look at this from every angle.

Use of space: MUCH more than a nuke plant.

Cost: Solar HAS to be cheaper than building a new nuke plant (CERTAINLY faster to build!)

Continuing Operating Expenses: A nuke plant requires people to maintain, etc. Solar farm requires MUCH less maintenance. Solar…not so much.

Toxic ‘leftovers’: Solar has no depleted uranium to deal with.

Potential risk after earthquake: Solar = no power. Nuclear = everything glows for a few million years.

etc. etc. et.

If you consider the OVERALL picture, I think in the end, the solar option IS a good idea.

]]> By: JimmyD http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-18885 JimmyD Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:52:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-18885 You have to look at this from every angle. Use of space: MUCH more than a nuke plant. Cost: Solar HAS to be cheaper than building a new nuke plant (CERTAINLY faster to build!) Continuing Operating Expenses: A nuke plant requires people to maintain, etc. Solar farm requires MUCH less maintenance. Solar...not so much. Toxic 'leftovers': Solar has no depleted uranium to deal with. Potential risk after earthquake: Solar = no power. Nuclear = everything glows for a few million years. etc. etc. et. If you consider the OVERALL picture, I think in the end, the solar option IS a good idea. You have to look at this from every angle.

Use of space: MUCH more than a nuke plant.

Cost: Solar HAS to be cheaper than building a new nuke plant (CERTAINLY faster to build!)

Continuing Operating Expenses: A nuke plant requires people to maintain, etc. Solar farm requires MUCH less maintenance. Solar…not so much.

Toxic ‘leftovers’: Solar has no depleted uranium to deal with.

Potential risk after earthquake: Solar = no power. Nuclear = everything glows for a few million years.

etc. etc. et.

If you consider the OVERALL picture, I think in the end, the solar option IS a good idea.

]]> By: SLOROCKS http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1996 SLOROCKS Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:56:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1996 One of the places that they are going to be building this is here in San Luis Obispo County. It is just north of the Carrizo planes. There is very little out on this stretch of land and it’s the kind of place that no one would want to live. About the only thing that this area would be good for would be an Army base seeing that its one of the hottest areas in the summer and coldest in the winter and very inaccessible as far as the highway infrastructure goes. One of the places that they are going to be building this is here in San Luis Obispo County. It is just north of the Carrizo planes. There is very little out on this stretch of land and it’s the kind of place that no one would want to live. About the only thing that this area would be good for would be an Army base seeing that its one of the hottest areas in the summer and coldest in the winter and very inaccessible as far as the highway infrastructure goes.

]]> By: SLOROCKS http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-18884 SLOROCKS Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-18884 One of the places that they are going to be building this is here in San Luis Obispo County. It is just north of the Carrizo planes. There is very little out on this stretch of land and it’s the kind of place that no one would want to live. About the only thing that this area would be good for would be an Army base seeing that its one of the hottest areas in the summer and coldest in the winter and very inaccessible as far as the highway infrastructure goes. One of the places that they are going to be building this is here in San Luis Obispo County. It is just north of the Carrizo planes. There is very little out on this stretch of land and it’s the kind of place that no one would want to live. About the only thing that this area would be good for would be an Army base seeing that its one of the hottest areas in the summer and coldest in the winter and very inaccessible as far as the highway infrastructure goes.

]]> By: WillG http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1995 WillG Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:28:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1995 Well, well, well, it looks like US taxpayers are making solar viable. Is this a good thing? I would say no! Let's use nuclear, which doesn't take these enormous swaths of real estate, and produce consistent, clean power at a fraction of the cost of solar. I read a great article called "Nuclear, American Style" found at http://economicefficiency.blogspot.com/2008/07/nuclear-american-style.html While there are government subsidies, they are far less than for solar, which by the way, is not able to supply a base or core supply of power. Well, well, well, it looks like US taxpayers are making solar viable. Is this a good thing? I would say no!

Let’s use nuclear, which doesn’t take these enormous swaths of real estate, and produce consistent, clean power at a fraction of the cost of solar.

I read a great article called “Nuclear, American Style” found at http://economicefficiency.blogspot.com/2008/07/nuclear-american-style.html While there are government subsidies, they are far less than for solar, which by the way, is not able to supply a base or core supply of power.

]]> By: WillG http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-18883 WillG Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-18883 Well, well, well, it looks like US taxpayers are making solar viable. Is this a good thing? I would say no! Let's use nuclear, which doesn't take these enormous swaths of real estate, and produce consistent, clean power at a fraction of the cost of solar. I read a great article called "Nuclear, American Style" found at http://economicefficiency.blogspot.com/2008/07/nuclear-american-style.html While there are government subsidies, they are far less than for solar, which by the way, is not able to supply a base or core supply of power. Well, well, well, it looks like US taxpayers are making solar viable. Is this a good thing? I would say no!

Let’s use nuclear, which doesn’t take these enormous swaths of real estate, and produce consistent, clean power at a fraction of the cost of solar.

I read a great article called “Nuclear, American Style” found at http://economicefficiency.blogspot.com/2008/07/nuclear-american-style.html While there are government subsidies, they are far less than for solar, which by the way, is not able to supply a base or core supply of power.

]]> By: Solar Arcadia http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1994 Solar Arcadia Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:44:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1994 Excellent news for California. Excellent news for California.

]]> By: Solar Arcadia http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-18882 Solar Arcadia Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-18882 Excellent news for California. Excellent news for California.

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/14/2-large-solar-plants-planned-in-california-will-each-be-10-times-bigger-than-largest-now-in-service/#comment-1993 Steve Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:36:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=864#comment-1993 Interesting. In light of congress recently shooting down--for the eighth time--Senate Bill 3335, that would have extended the investment tax credits for installing solar energy and the production tax credits for building wind turbines and other energy-efficiency systems, this seems to go against the grain. With no federal incentives most alternative energy companies are standing on the sidelines. Want more info on this landmark failure of congress, then read Tom Friedman's latest article: (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/opinion/13friedman.html Sobering considering both major candidates failed to even show up and vote, yet they stump all day about fixing the energy problem. Yes, using 12 acres for photo voltaic isn't entirely efficient, but give me a break people: there is no panacea when it comes to energy. We have to start somewhere and I applaud California and PG & E for getting off their ass as well as folks like T. Boone Pickens and his Picken's Plan. Onward! Interesting. In light of congress recently shooting down–for the eighth time–Senate Bill 3335, that would have extended the investment tax credits for installing solar energy and the production tax credits for building wind turbines and other energy-efficiency systems, this seems to go against the grain. With no federal incentives most alternative energy companies are standing on the sidelines. Want more info on this landmark failure of congress, then read Tom Friedman’s latest article: (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/opinion/13friedman.html

Sobering considering both major candidates failed to even show up and vote, yet they stump all day about fixing the energy problem. Yes, using 12 acres for photo voltaic isn’t entirely efficient, but give me a break people: there is no panacea when it comes to energy. We have to start somewhere and I applaud California and PG & E for getting off their ass as well as folks like T. Boone Pickens and his Picken’s Plan. Onward!

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