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DoctorOetkertoday at 12:07 PM1 replyview on HN

I wasn't referencing Elon's claim, but your reply to

> In fairness, solar cells can be about 5x more efficient in space (irradiance, uptime).

Clearly this person was referencing a financial efficiency predominantly through uptime.

Your other points: I agree :)


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ben_wtoday at 12:45 PM

> Clearly this person was referencing a financial efficiency predominantly through uptime.

I read the person you are quoting differently, as them misunderstanding and thinking that the current 1 TW-peak/year manufacturing was 1 TW-after-capacity-factor-losses/year.