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sl8

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4. How much of the power comes from solar?

Sat Sep 30, 2023, 06:41 PM

Sep 2023

Just back of the envelope calculations, please double check my math.

Reuters says that 300,000 kWh from solar is per year.

At 75 kWh per charge, that's 4,000 charges per year from solar power, for the entire station. Divided by 258 charging points, that's about 15.5 charges per charging point per year. A little more than one charge per month, per charging point.

Unless I made a mistake with the numbers, that seems like a tiny fraction of the power required.

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