▲ 659 ▼ You crazies actually trust the Sun to be there when you need it?! Ha! (i.postimg.cc) submitted 2 years ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] loopgru@slrpnk.net 44 points 2 years ago (2 children) Best part here is that it's a nonsense statement. Generated electricity is measured in watt hours (be they kilowatt, megawatt, or gigawatt). permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great point! He said "solar energy" which would be watthours. If he said "solar power" he could have used watts. Probably the least nonsense part of his statement (imo) and not the part worth an argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago I did some quick math assuming he meant watt-hours and it came out to the us averaging about 11 gigawatt-hours/day in 2022. I feel like we didn’t lose over double our usage during the short amount of time the few solar panels lost the sun, and if we did holy shit what are we doing with anything else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago Also, you can't lose what you don't have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great point! He said "solar energy" which would be watthours. If he said "solar power" he could have used watts. Probably the least nonsense part of his statement (imo) and not the part worth an argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago I did some quick math assuming he meant watt-hours and it came out to the us averaging about 11 gigawatt-hours/day in 2022. I feel like we didn’t lose over double our usage during the short amount of time the few solar panels lost the sun, and if we did holy shit what are we doing with anything else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago I did some quick math assuming he meant watt-hours and it came out to the us averaging about 11 gigawatt-hours/day in 2022. I feel like we didn’t lose over double our usage during the short amount of time the few solar panels lost the sun, and if we did holy shit what are we doing with anything else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago Also, you can't lose what you don't have. permalink fedilink source parent
