Concluding Thoughts
Increasingly, utilities are augmenting the primary grid with solar-based power generation. Like wind-based electricity generation, the most significant benefits are the elimination of fuel costs and plant emissions when compared with natural gas- or coal-fired generating plants. The construction costs and environmental permitting process are not nearly as prohibitive as that of nuclear energy. Unlike hydro power or nuclear electricity projects which can easily take five to seven years or more, construction of solar parks takes considerably less time. The construction and engineering process to bring a solar park online may take only a few years. The drawback to this technology is the initial capital outlay required; solar ...
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