Comment: This is a Huge Deal, The Nuke People are always saying Solar cannot replace Nuke Plants but They Can!! No Nuke Plants, No Uranium Mining! State of Virginia jump on the True Green Wagon!
Lincoln Spector, The Industry Standard03.21.2009
The sum total of all the solar panels manufactured by First Solar can now produce as much power as a nuclear power plant, one gigawatt.The large panel manufacturer announced Friday that it has produced enough solar cells to create a gigawatt of power since it began commercial production in 2002 and hopes to double its current capacity soon.
"It took the Company more than six years to produce its first 500 megawatts (MW) and eight months to produce its second, creating today's 1GW total," reads the announcement. "By the end of this year, the Company...will have the capacity to produce more than 1GW per year -- the equivalent of an average-sized nuclear power plant."
How much does 1GW mean in real terms?
A First Solar recruitment video (see below) brags of a plant in Nevada that produces 10MW, "enough to power 64,000 homes." By that logic, 1GW should be able to power several large cities.
But there are caveats when it comes to this form of electricity generation.
Solar panels only work in daylight, and only at full capacity on clear days.
A 1GW nuclear power plant, by comparison, can keep producing power around the clock and in any weather.
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