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Originally Posted by bojan
To match the average rated power of a nuclear plant (600MW), taking into account 20% efficiency of the solar panels, we must use the area that delivers 3000MW !!
This is 2142857 m2, or square the size 1.4km X 1.4km.
Actually larger by a factor of 1.6 (to compensate for Sun elevation. So, 1.4 x 2.3km.
And this is only for a sunny day... high noon.
Now, remember 24/7......
Obviously, a scale problem.
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Depends on how you approach the situation. Sydney, for example, has about a million and a half homes. Assuming a rather conservative house size of 100m^2, that provides 15 square kilometers of space above dwellings alone.
I don't understand why the 1.4 x 2.3km space you described needs to be a problem?
As efficiency improves, cost of installation comes down, and electricity prices rise, I think the trend to install solar panels on private dwellings will increase.