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Statistical

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Fri Mar-11-11 10:28 PM
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2. Not enough power density.

Edited on Fri Mar-11-11 10:29 PM by Statistical

The pumps are rather massive. Couple Megawatts each. Would need a couple acres of solar panels to output that kind of power and then what happens when the sun goes down or it is cloudy.

They have backup generators but it appears they may have been damaged. They will have generators trucked or airlifted in and power supplied to the pumps.

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