One gigawatt can power about 1 million U.S. homes. But since solar power is on only about a third of the time, a gigawatt of solar can only power about 330,000 homes.
And by that logic 3 women can have one baby in 3 months.
One gigawatt can power about 1 million U.S. homes. But since solar power is on only about a third of the time, a gigawatt of solar can only power about 330,000 homes.
And by that logic 3 women can have one baby in 3 months.
The difference is around half of Texas's summer electricity usage is on AC. AC use tends to be the best use-case for solar power, as both AC use and solar power are primarily driven by the sun.
Basically, in some cases, the mythical man-month holds.
Which in many ways shows that the state should be encouraging passive houses. A passive house would put less pressure on the power grid when the heat kicks in. On the other hand humidity appears to be the current Achilles heal of these houses.
Texas is a real mess right now. It is a State that is rapidly changing, as there is a lot of economic growth, and urban development. That means in order for it to function it will need to apply smarter regulations and a more advanced method of governance, for the growth to succeed and be sustained. While at the same time the big driver of this growth to Texas is lower Taxes and Regulations. This method was sustainable with the Old Texas, because a solid majority of Texans were rural, with a lot of land. So
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Thursday April 22, 2021 @10:19AM (#61300706)
Your understanding of the state of Texas is decades out of date. Texas, like most of the rest of the US, is mainly urban/suburban and had been for a long long time.
Math (Score:3, Insightful)
One gigawatt can power about 1 million U.S. homes. But since solar power is on only about a third of the time, a gigawatt of solar can only power about 330,000 homes.
And by that logic 3 women can have one baby in 3 months.
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
The difference is around half of Texas's summer electricity usage is on AC. AC use tends to be the best use-case for solar power, as both AC use and solar power are primarily driven by the sun.
Basically, in some cases, the mythical man-month holds.
Re: Math (Score:2)
Which in many ways shows that the state should be encouraging passive houses. A passive house would put less pressure on the power grid when the heat kicks in. On the other hand humidity appears to be the current Achilles heal of these houses.
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Texas is a real mess right now. It is a State that is rapidly changing, as there is a lot of economic growth, and urban development. That means in order for it to function it will need to apply smarter regulations and a more advanced method of governance, for the growth to succeed and be sustained. While at the same time the big driver of this growth to Texas is lower Taxes and Regulations. This method was sustainable with the Old Texas, because a solid majority of Texans were rural, with a lot of land. So
Re: Math (Score:1)
Your understanding of the state of Texas is decades out of date. Texas, like most of the rest of the US, is mainly urban/suburban and had been for a long long time.