Elon Musk
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China does an incredible job of solar panel manufacturing.
China does an incredible job of solar panel manufacturing.
Really incredible.
Really incredible.
They have roughly one and a half terawatts of solar production right now.
They have roughly one and a half terawatts of solar production right now.
And they're only using a terawatt per year.
And they're only using a terawatt per year.
By the way, that's a gigantic number.
By the way, that's a gigantic number.
The average US power consumption is only half a terawatt.
The average US power consumption is only half a terawatt.
So just think about that for a second.
So just think about that for a second.
China's solar panel production max capacity is one and a half terawatts per year.
China's solar panel production max capacity is one and a half terawatts per year.
US steady state power usage is half a terawatt.
US steady state power usage is half a terawatt.
Now, you do have to reduce, you say to produce one and a half terawatts a year of solar, you need to add that with batteries, taking into account the differences between night and day, the fact that the solar panel is not always pointed directly at the sun, that kind of thing.
Now, you do have to reduce, you say to produce one and a half terawatts a year of solar, you need to add that with batteries, taking into account the differences between night and day, the fact that the solar panel is not always pointed directly at the sun, that kind of thing.