wtmusic
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Fri Jan-21-11 11:31 AM
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17. Phrases like "or less" are lifesavers, aren't they? |
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But fortunately utilities avoid them when choosing how to invest $billions.
I'll try to be clearer:
Specific energy in 17.5 gallons of gasoline = 597 kWh.
597 x .15 efficiency (your figure) = 89.55 kWh net electrical energy available for consumption.
He needs 89 m2 of panel. Looks like he's got maybe 8 m2 there, so he's shy by a factor of eleven.
You're going the wrong way.
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