Thursday, June 23, 2011

Wind Power Blows Away Solar in the square footage category..

SOURCE                                                     WATTS AT FULL CAPACITY

One - 2 MW Wind Turbine                                              2 MW

Solar Panels:  181,818 Square Feet of them                  2 MW


( 181,818 square feet is about 3.2 football fields )


(based on "nameplate capacity" - average capacity can be 75% lower than nameplate,  and varies considerably with conditions and may be different between wind and solar.  Solar calculated @ 11W/sq foot, field 360'x160'  )

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