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"Factors such as clouds, jet contrails and weather have had a greater impact on the plant than the owners anticipated," the agency said in a statement. Read more here: www.idahostatesman.com...=cpy
Problems could include getting the thousands of mirrors pointed in precisely the right direction, especially in the cool early morning, or keeping them clean in the dusty Mojave Desert.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
a reply to: butcherguy
Funny how clouds are a problem for solar. Next they will be saying wind is a problem for wind farms.
originally posted by: jjkenobi
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
a reply to: butcherguy
Funny how clouds are a problem for solar. Next they will be saying wind is a problem for wind farms.
They cash millions in government checks and then declare bankruptcy laughing all the way to the bank. How many times have we seen this?
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: Hoosierdaddy71
From your source:
"Factors such as clouds, jet contrails and weather have had a greater impact on the plant than the owners anticipated," the agency said in a statement. Read more here: www.idahostatesman.com...=cpy
Really? Did they really do their homework on this project?
Problems could include getting the thousands of mirrors pointed in precisely the right direction, especially in the cool early morning, or keeping them clean in the dusty Mojave Desert.
The design of the plant hinges entirely on pointing the mirrors precisely..... and they are saying that this presents a problem? Might have wanted to have addressed that problem before building a 2.2 BILLION dollar plant???
They built the plant in the dusty Mojave desert and they are surprised that it might be dusty. Ok.
originally posted by: ANNED
Plus it incinerates birds and is a danger to pilots.
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This just proves that the treehuggers have been wrong for a long time in saying that the US can meet its power needs with solar and wind.
www.youtube.com...
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
a reply to: butcherguy
Funny how clouds are a problem for solar. Next they will be saying wind is a problem for wind farms.