Solar Energy Problem:
*Define
Problem Statement: How much would it
cost to power a state
with solar panels
annually?
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Known Variables:
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Time (1 year)
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Unknown Variables:
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Costs of installation of a solar panel system?
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Cost of annual maintenance?
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Type of solar panel System?
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Are we paying for anything besides the panels themselves?
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What is the electricity requirement per customer?
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Do we already have access to land or do we need to buy land to establish
a solar power plant?
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How much electricity can a solar panel system produce?
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How many people do we need to supply electricity to?
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Constraints:
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No additional constraints
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Assumptions:
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We will be using 6 kW solar panel systems
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We will not include other items besides the panels.
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We are taking the electricity requirement per customer to be
11,688 kWh
over the course of a year.
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We already have enough land to establish solar power plants..
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We are taking the electricity output of a 6 kW solar panel system as
9000
kWh per year
*Represent
