puzzling performance [RE-wrenches]

[Christopher Freitas --- OutBack Power]

Bill Brooks wrote:
> It looks like someone is actively trying to discredit the LADWP program. 
> 

Look at who they quote in the article: Henry Martinez, DWP assistant 
general manager for power generation at LADWP.

I wonder how much power they expected to get from these systems in the 
first place? I like how they give statistics (just 29 percent from one 
and 37 percent from the other) without giving any real numbers - such as 
how much power the systems actually produced or even just what they even 
expected.  

Also, are they talking watts or watt-hours (note he says "capacity" not 
production - in another article on the LADWP convention center system 
they made the following statements:  

"The 250-kilowatt solar installation parking facility project, part of 
the Los Angeles Convention Center 400-kW system, is scheduled for 
completion at the end of summer. The Convention Center project's 5,200 
solar modules, including the 3,300 modules on the parking structure 
roof, will produce the amount of energy powering 200 homes a day during 
peak times." (this works out to about 2000 watts per house - based on 
the 400 kW system rating)

So - I agree with Bill - It sure looks like someone is using made up 
numbers to discredit the LADWP solar program.

Christopher Freitas
OutBack Power Systems, Inc.
cfreitas @ outbackpower.com  
www.outbackpower.com
Arlington WA USA
Tel 360 435 6030  

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