sanitation@lemmy.today to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 17 days agoSolar panels for surveillance but none for affordable powerlemmy.todayimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1927arrow-down125
arrow-up1902arrow-down1imageSolar panels for surveillance but none for affordable powerlemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 days ago Typical flock panel ~50W Typical flock battery ~ 150Wh Rough number of flock cameras: 120,000 Assuming each panel is producing power constantly: 120,000 * 50 = 6MW of power, or ~ 3000 homes. At 20% efficiency (e.g. cloudy days), that’s ~ 400 homes during day time The 18 MW battery capacity could potentially make that a 24 hour period
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoAnd the rest of the math: The US currently is installing around 7GW of solar power. Per quarter. 7,000MW. Over 1,000x the entire output of all Flock camera solar panels, being added to the US every 3 months. The government and a myriad of other entities are currently rolling out green infrastructure 4,000x as fast as flock.
minus-squareHasturInYellow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoAlways admire that one spark of light in the endless void.
And the rest of the math:
The US currently is installing around 7GW of solar power. Per quarter.
7,000MW. Over 1,000x the entire output of all Flock camera solar panels, being added to the US every 3 months.
The government and a myriad of other entities are currently rolling out green infrastructure 4,000x as fast as flock.
Always admire that one spark of light in the endless void.