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		guiomie on Aug 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Prometheus: Fuel from the Air SF Reservoir has 12 football fields worth of solar panels and generates 4.5 megawatts.

kaiwen1 on Aug 17, 2022 [–]

It generates zero megawatts far more often than 4.5 megawatts. 4.5 is peak on the best days. 0 is assured for several hours every day.

guiomie on Aug 17, 2022 | [–]

Thanks for added details. I was wondering if this project was efficient considering the amount of "fog" in this area.

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