(3) Fact check: True or False? “Solar panels covering a fraction of the state of
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(3) Fact check: True or False? “Solar panels covering a fraction of the state of Nevada could provide enough power for the entire United States”
(a) Assuming an average US resident consumes energy at a rate of 10,000 Watts, and that the population of the US is 325 million, what is the total power consumption of the US?
(b) How many square meters of the Question 1 photovoltaic would be required to provide this much power, if the photovoltaic received 12 hours/day of sunlight (we will assume a storage mechanism exists to provide power overnight)
(c) Compare your result from part (b) to the area of the state of Nevada. (cite your source for finding the size of the state of Nevada)
(d) How much more efficient are today’s best solar panels compare to those described by Archer in problem 1? Cite your source.
Explanation / Answer
Solar panels Covering the state of Nevada provide enough power to U.S is true. U.S electric energy consumption is around 12986.74 kwh. Solar panels are big in size and for covering nevada state minimum need was 20million.the area of state nevada is 2,86,380km2. solar panels nowadays prouce good energy but the problem is size of the panel.but in future due to nanotechology development makes the solar panel in handheld size and produce more power.
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