L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched Onwww.iflscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansworldnews@lemmy.mlenvironment@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squarehj01bg@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause using a yearly average is useful to account for fluctuations in power generation due to the change of the seasons. It might produce 50% of its power in 3 months if the fall usually is particularly windy in that part of the world.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThen how about “every year”, or “produces an annual average equivalent to”
Because using a yearly average is useful to account for fluctuations in power generation due to the change of the seasons. It might produce 50% of its power in 3 months if the fall usually is particularly windy in that part of the world.
Then how about “every year”, or “produces an annual average equivalent to”