> 4 petawatts of electricity per year You mean 4 petawatt HOURS per year, right? | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		pfdietz on July 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will we ever get fusion power? > 4 petawatts of electricity per year You mean 4 petawatt HOURS per year, right?

defrost on July 4, 2024 [–]

Google misquoted https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56290.pdf via Quora.

Does that increase the required land area to half the United States?

As aristofun claimed?

pfdietz on July 4, 2024 | [–]

No, of course not. But confusion of power and energy pushes my buttons. :)

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact