2014 #solar #photovoltaic #energy capacity factors in the #USA are estimated at 13%–19%, averaging 16%, including rooftop installations, but the EIA estimated 28% for utility-scale installations in 2016, which may be a few percent too high, with 25.2% perhaps being more accurate; but it varies greatly by state, from 28.1% in California, 27.0% in Arizona, 26.7% in Nevada, and 25.8% in New Mexico, down to 15.5% in Maine and 16.1% in Pennsylvania.
"Desertec" was a #solar #energy project to build #CSP plants in the Sahara; it ran from 2009 to 2014 but then was eaten by photovoltaic.
even in 2016 #nuclear #energy cost more than #photovoltaic to build, by an order of magnitude
utility-scale #photovoltaic power plants in #USA. #energy
behind the scenes of #demoscene demo Guberniya by Macau Exports #graphics