I live in sunny Oregon ..ha...and where I work there is a covered walkway that has solar panels all over the roof. I was told this provides all the power for the whole childcare center with power left over.
The thing that gets me is that Obama’s reason for doing any of this is totally made up. If he was really concerned for the environment he’d turn down the heat in the WH and quit flying AF1 all over the place and tell the moose he’s married to that she has to stay home more often. Oh, and another war...how many emissions is that creating? Typical Communist Hypocrite.
It will do that
A) when the sun is shining and at a high enough angle (about 10% of the time) and
B) they aren't running anything more than a toaster inside.
The rest of the time they are buying power just like the rest of us. I guarantee they are not storing energy. It is also likely that they are getting a subsidy for that "left over" power because the power company is forced to buy it at the regular rates (i.e. meter spins backwards) even though that power is not produced at peak time when it is needed and therefore should be priced less.
Just be thankful you don't live in Germany. There your neighbors put up solar panels and you are forced to buy their power for 50 cents per kWh (what they get paid) plus electric company markup. That compares to the five cents or so we pay here for wholesale power from a real provider. It is the ultimate scam, rich people getting paid by poor people for an imaginary product so they can all feel good.
Solar is over-tax benefited in Oregon.
Depending on how smart the person is setting it up - the tax credit is close to 100% of cost.
No one spending his own money woul dput solar in Oregon.
Next time someoen says that - ask how they are measuring the output of the panels. It probably has the CAPACITY to meet the needs of the chold center. But delivery is not capacity.