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FBaggins

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1. Picking a more attractive target doesn't make the claim more honest.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2013, 10:30 AM

May 2013

1.6 GW of solar capacity is not "equivalent" to three typical coal plants. Even in SoCal, it will produce only a small fraction of the total power that they will create.

There are plenty of advantages to tout for this success without stretching the truth.

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California Now Has More Than 150,000 Solar Roofs [View all] jpak May 2013 OP

Picking a more attractive target doesn't make the claim more honest. FBaggins May 2013 #1

According to the US EPA E-Grid railsback May 2013 #2

That wasn't where the error was. FBaggins May 2013 #5

That would be under the assumption railsback May 2013 #6

Not exactly... but let's assume that to be the case. FBaggins May 2013 #7

...and most coal plants waste power. tinrobot May 2013 #8

Let me guess ...... oldhippie May 2013 #9

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