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, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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.

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