On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:47:51 +0000 (UTC), Tim
wrote:

http://m.stv.tv/news/scotland/east-c...e-plans-to-end
-energy-bills-with-solar-meadow/

A college plans to spend £300,000 on a solar array generating 1076 KW

"will generate 1076KW of energy a day, enough to be energy
sufficient."

For start KW (uppercase K, 1024 multiplier not 1000?) W is a measure
of power (joules per second) not a measure of energy (joules).

are expecting to save £150,000 a year on electricity bills.

Assuming they mean 1076kWh per day at 15p/unit that's £59,000. If
it's at the FIT rate of 43p/unit you get £168,878.20... But as this
won't be finished until late 2012 they won't be on the 43p FIT but
21p (or something else if they fiddle with it again between now and
then).

The surplus will be used locally and there is no mention of any FIT.

How is it going to be used locally if they are off grid or are they
putting in their own loacl distribution. What happens on dull mid
winter cloudy days or at night?

Can this possibly work or has someone got their sums very wrong?

I think something has been lost in the translation in PR offices and
journalists.

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Cheers
Dave.