<div></div> <span>First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on its $1.1 billion factory in Louisiana.</span> more… The post The US’s largest solar panel maker breaks ground on a 3.5 GW factory appeared first on Electrek.
3.5 GW what? Per day? Per year? Over the lifetime of the factory?
Few articles seem to mention it, but:
an annual production capacity of 3.5 GW.
https://renewablesnow.com/news/first-solar-turns-sod-on-35-gw-panel-factory-in-louisiana-834588/
It is just power, not energy. Letting it run for an hour would result in 3.5 GWh.
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Any state could be argued to be exposed to climate disasters if you only look at a small area so I completely disagree with what point you’re making.
Here’s a map. The facility is being built somewhere in York County. York County is very well inland.
University of Louisiana has a big solar research facility.
