Talk:Sierra SunTower

Cost
It seems to me that the most interesting thing about this project would be its cost, so that it would be possible to make some determination as to the likelihood that projects such as this can be competitive without subsidies. Have looked online and cannot find this. If I find it I will try to add it to this page. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.87.26 (talk) 05:23, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Season and hemisphere
The article shouldn't say "In the summer of 2009" as summer is dependent on the hemisphere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.138.190 (talk) 06:39, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Link to it's cost to build: Boondoggle?
http://www.recovery.gov/Accountability/inspectors/Documents/OIG%20Audit%20Report%20OIG-11-077%20(Sierra%20SunTower%201603%20Payment)).pdf

(quote from their page 1) "Sierra SunTower’s reported cost basis of $65,145,499"

(My Comment) $65 Million for 5 Megawatts, and it takes 21 people to operate and only provides power for 4000 houses? Um...

"The average residential monthly bill is $95.66" "The average price paid per kWh is 10.4 cents" http://www.motherearthnews.com/Energy-Matters/Average-Electric-Bills.aspx

(That page points to this one as well) http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=electricity_home#tab2

4000 x $100 = 400,000 a month, or 4.8 Mill a year (over estimate, not all that goes to the power plant). 21 people implies a cost of labor well above 2 Million a year. 65 Million in equipment implies... ouch. It's implied this thing has operating costs of about 3 million a year and an income less than 4 million.

Tall Dan (talk) 03:13, 28 November 2011 (UTC)