I don't understand the reporter's math...when she says they produce 700 KW per day, I assume that's KWH? Who knows.
Anyway, using the gubmint's estimates, the payback will be in 9 years - I'm sure based on the rosiest of estimates. But will the panels even survive 9 years...time will tell.
One Kansas Hailstorm(tm) and its all over.
Ah, more folks what don’t know no science installing solar, eh?
It’s nice watching folks throw their money into the street.
A couple million dollars all to operate a few lamps, coffee makers, and perhaps a handful of cellphone chargers.
The carbon savings will be offset by the cremated remains of the vets dying inside
Which Obama-donating crony got the contract(s) for this?
BS, made up number, why not say $3,000,000?
Let’s see. $2.73 million. Conservatively, that would about cover 18 physicians, or 36 advanced nurse practitioners, or 46 registered nurses. That would provide personnel for at least 72,000 patient visits a year. That would help reduce the VA’s patient backlog. Hmmmmm. Clean and green versus taking care of patients? No brainer!! Go with your ideology! It is for the children you know!
I assume the owners and investors are Obama donors. I note Goldman Sachs is one of them.
I’ve lived in the Commonwealth my entire life and I’ve never heard of Topeka, VA.
How far from Richmond is it?
;-)
Really? Seems a bit optimistic when there are only 114 sunny days per year in Topeka. Oh, wait...Obozo probably gave them a deal because he's trying to kill fossil fuel production. In fact, I'll be he got the panels at a discount from his buddy who owned Solyndra before he drove it into the ground.
So at $2.73 million it will save the $300K per year. That means not counting maintenance it will take 9.1 years to save the original cost of these panels. If we add in maintenance I’m sure it will go well beyond 15 years to reap the savings.
As for “will the panels survive 9 years” I’m not sure because Kansas is known to have a tornado or two.
what could go wrong?
Note: that is a 9.1 year payback. Most solar panels from the 1970s are still working. So over the life of the panels that should save them over 6 million. Calculate how many doctors that is!
Solar irradiance in areas is VERY WELL mapped out and understood using measured data from 30 plus years.
You just can’t fix stupid.
It's even worse than that. 700 KWH per day, at the US average of a dime per KWH comes to $70 per day. That's only $26,000 per year, a tenth of the $300,000 stated. That means payback in 90 years, not nine.
It is amazing to me how eager freepers are to attack solar and wind energy. If there is anyone I would expect to appreciate the value of energy independence, to be smart enough to recognize the benefits of distributed power over centralized power(in efficiency, warfare, disasters etc)it would be the conservative right. I might even hope that some would recognize the health benefits of reduced mercury emissions, lack of high power lines (also an emininent domain issue) etc. But alas, because some liberal might like it we must hate it. OMG!?
Everything attempted for calculations herein is based on limited information about the project. The press has such a great history of getting all the facts straight I’m sure that is the ultimate source to judge the project.
You suggest using 12cents per kwh as the cost of electricity there. That maybe what the cost on your bill says, but it is delusional to believe that is the cost to society. You think solar gets tax incentives? Consider the billions that coal gets. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Federal_coal_subsidies
Then factor in 200,000 deaths per year from respiratory particulate deaths related, and then factor in the mercury poisoning. But hey who gives a #$%^ if we kill more people than the Vietnam war every year, we just want to complain about government and the left. SMH