1 MWh over how much time? Like an average rooftop solar system in a sunny region will generate a handful of MWh’s over the course of a year.

For the mid-latitudes, I found fixed-tilt modules have higher minimum daily energy yields than trackers. Optimal GCRs are discussed as well.

Gotcha. I also found this plot in the latest LBNL Queued Up report - it shows interconnection queue duration based on project size.

emp.lbl.gov/queues

So if there are no network upgrades needed, is the lead time much shorter?

How? Salt caverns? H2 tends to leak from tanks.

I brought up H2 as an example, but the question is aimed more generally at any product that has intermittent generation but needs to support constant consumption.

Put on some Ren & Stimpy. Who’s too old now??

Pretty cool! Why did you decide to go with a ground-sourced instead of air-sourced heat pump? How much did it cost?

Hear hear. Fuel management needs more attention and funding.

LBNL has a lot of data on solar PPA’s but I haven’t been able to find as much about recent geothermal & nuclear deals, other than educated guesses on the internet.

I was thinking of PPA prices, such as what Google/Microsoft are paying for geothermal/nuclear vs the typical solar PPA.

One would think that reliable firm power would be valued higher than less-reliable variable power. Was wondering if there was data to back that up.

Thanks! Why is wind valued higher than solar?

What drives the forecast value in general? Is it a time-of-use (eg duck curve) trend or something else?

WWD went with a “Master Plan” approach that included building transmission, so developing solar within WWD is more straightforward since the major hurdles are already cleared.

This seems like a good model to replicate but any new location will have their own unique challenges.

I think @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social’s point is that, among many challenges, abandoned farmland has one advantage in that its permitting timelines are short/straightforward.

Overall interesting points. I read them as positioning energy-only resources as important supplementary generation. There when you need them and not there when you don't.

And yeah standardization of modeling approaches will be helpful to get everyone on the same page.