[raybbr]

I>And actually this doesn’t look like all that bad an idea for a solar project.

$2.2 BILLION to produce a PEAK output of 377 MW, but with only a 29% capacity factor - which translates into 110 MW (avg) power plant. That is a cost of over $20/W! Conventional power plants cost $1-2/W.

Another payoff from Obama to Google.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The initial capitalization of the plant isn’t the only cost there, though.

There’s also the fuel, which for this sun plant is zero.

It might or might not add up to a stunning bargain, but to dismiss it based on a one dimensional analysis is not thinking.