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How much does it cost to build and maintain a power plant for generating electricity with solar energy?
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∙ 16y ago
this is a question with several differant answers..... depending on consuption if its going on a consuming structure co-generating or a stand alone generation station. the most cost effective would be a hybrid thermal/photovoltaic the thermal would heat a closed contained liquid and make steam to turn large turbine. $150,000US will get u quite the little generator. $1,000,000US u have a major player my general rule is $15us per sq ft of heating/cooling space. I am presently puting together the single largest solar project of its kind. entire subdivisions of low cost modular homes with the entire roof as the mini-generating station. so if u put up say 400 units. when this hole subdivision comes on line u have a major Generating Station. maitaining a plant with no moving parts to wear-out, well except to send some one to clean the panels off once every 6 months wound not be much up-keep...... the panels have 20 to 25yr warrenties and 30yr life some put up in the late 60's r still generating. JD Polk, founder&ceo
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∙ 15y agoClearly the Sun is a very large source of free energy. The costs lie in the large-scale engineering works required to put this energy into a useful form for people to use and store for heating, power generation etc. Those initial costs tend to be greater than building conventional power stations, but the energy is then free, apart form maintenance costs. You are always talking of tens of millions to build large power or energy plants.
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∙ 14y agoIts a US Military secret but if you keep it secret ill tell you.
Its millions of dollars, approxamately 10000yourmother000000
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