I just looked up Llanwern. It's interesting how the whole solar press is subtly misleading. Their front page makes the statement
"The project supplies enough clean energy to power 20,606 households. The project cost is $59.192m".
To my way of thinking that statement implies that many households can be taken off an alternative power source. But, in reality, is it fair to say that those households can only be supplied whilst the panels are working...daylight hours, for instance?
So wouldn't an honourable message be stated as "half the requirements of 20,606 households" Or maybe "the daylight needs of 20,606 households"?
Don't get me wrong, I think the move to renewable is great... it's the misleading nature of the advertising that disturbs me.
Or is there something fundamental that I haven't understood about this particular type of claim?
Nick
