Posted on 09/08/2022 12:03:08 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will pay nearly $4 million for its largest solar-power project yet, updating an air-traffic control and training center in Oklahoma.
The agency said Thursday that the project will help it meet President Joe Biden’s order that government buildings use 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030.
The FAA said the panels are expected to generate enough power for 260 average homes and reduce the center’s electric bill by $170,000 to $200,000 a year.
At the upfront cost of $3.98 million, it will take 20 to 23 years for the panels to pay for themselves.
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Will the panels last for 20 to 23 years?
In the spirit of carbon reduction, all federal buildings should have the thermostats at 80F summer, 65F winter
You’d think the FAA of all government agencies would be aware of the existence of cloudy days.
Particularly here in Oklahoma. We probably have as many cloudy days as we have clear. We have periods where we go days on end with thick cloud cover. What happens then?
The stupid. It burns...
Don’t they get tornados in Oklahoma?
OK. I just checked...Oklahoma City averages about 230 sunny days per year. That leaves, on average 135 cloudy/overcast days. Some years it is more. So...this should be interesting.
I'm pretty sure they'll be using their emergency diesel generators on those cloudy days. Either that or they'll send everybody home.
I’m sure they will have backup from evil carbon based sources.
I suspect that, in Oklahoma, dust will be a far bigger problem than clouds.
I’ve seen figures that dust on the panels can impair their efficiency as much as 40%...
I’m sure they will have backup from evil carbon based sources.
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Don’t bet on it. I smell FAILURE, shutting down just one ATC regional facility for whatever unexpected event gridlocks the entire system, Stupidity.
I live in Upstate NY. We have had quite a few solar farms go up.
I have never seen the panels being cleaned.
I’m thinking of the problems with wind/solar in nearby TX last year. Remind me not to fly into OK.
So no air traffic control at night?
What could go wrong?
So the panels need to last 20 to 23 years with no hail storms in between, got it.
This is what happens when you have too much money looking for a place to be spent
(libtards wasting billions)
“So no air traffic control at night?”
The moon is just the sun at night
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