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What’s Wrong with this Picture?
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We all know what Solar looks like…
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This is what 5KW looks like. That’s 0.005MW
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But what does 550MW of PV look like?
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This Blemish Tells the Story
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Looks like Ford F-150 to me.
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Each 500’ x 500’ block generates about 1.5MW
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There are About 400 Blocks in this Project
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3.5 Miles
The 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm, California
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3.5 Miles
Downtown Portland, Oregon
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3.5 Miles
550 MW of PV on Top of Portland
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100,000 X =
That’s a lot of solar.
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And this is leading to some
amazing financial results
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June 30, 2015
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Warren Buffett @ 3.87¢July 8, 2015
100MW Project3.87¢ per kWh
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Aug 20, 2015
156MW ProjectBeats Natural Gas
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The scales have tipped in favor of solar, but the scale is crazy different.
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There’s Nothing Wrong with this Picture.