How is it that someone as seemingly interested in financial restraint doesn't see the value in an energy source with zero fuel costs?More money than if we wasted it all on crappy wind turbines.
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How is it that someone as seemingly interested in financial restraint doesn't see the value in an energy source with zero fuel costs?More money than if we wasted it all on crappy wind turbines.
so these products just exist by a snap of a finger?How is it that someone as seemingly interested in financial restraint doesn't see the value in an energy source with zero fuel costs?
How is it that someone as seemingly interested in financial restraint doesn't see the value in an energy source with zero fuel costs?
What clue have I missed Todd?
The cost of the fuel used by a fossil-fueled powerplant during the course of its lifetime dwarfs all other capital expenditures the facility requires. It is idiocy to claim that an oil or gas powered plant is economically more efficient than solar or wind or any other renewable technology.
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How is it that someone as seemingly interested in financial restraint doesn't see the value in an energy source with zero fuel costs?
how are they made? again, you think you snap and there it is like I dream of Jeannie?How is it that someone as seemingly interested in financial restraint doesn't see the value in an energy source with zero fuel costs?
how are they made? again, you think you snap and there it is like I dream of Jeannie?
In my personal experience the warming was quite localized, though intense.
I didn't say the energy was free, but the fuel is and being so is of enormous value. Besides wind turbines, fuel is free for solar, tidal, wave-powered, hydroelectric and geothermal technologies.That's only true for wind mills wholly subsidized by government tax dollars ... especially property tax forgiveness ... on the Oregon side, the Columbia Gorge Wind Farm is paying full taxes on their appraised value, which is based on gross revenue ... add maintenance and margins and wind power isn't free ... it competitive where the wind blows, but not free ...
did you thank Jeannie?In my personal experience the warming was quite localized, though intense.
you said it was cheap and then ran away from defining what you meant by cheap.I didn't say the energy was free, but the fuel is and being so is of enormous value. Besides wind turbines, fuel is free for solar, tidal, wave-powered, hydroelectric and geothermal technologies.
I didn't say the energy was free, but the fuel is and being so is of enormous value. Besides wind turbines, fuel is free for solar, tidal, wave-powered, hydroelectric and geothermal technologies.
Would you like to compare the fuel cost for a 100 MW solar farm to the fuel cost for a 100 MW natural gas power plant over a 20 year lifetime?
According to Gas Consumption per 1 MW - BBN World the gas to produce 1 MWHr would cost $49. So, our plant would cost $4,900/hour. There are 8,760 hours in a year, so that's $429,240/year. Over 20 years that would be $8,584,800. Fuel costs for the solar farm would be zero. How's that look to you? Does it look like something you could ignore because it seems to irk you that we should use anything other than petroleum?
Arguing against climate change is like saying gravity plays no role in plane crashes. It is that stupid!Too many threads are ending up with the same 20 page discussion between a small fraction of the members that read Enviro topics.. Every rule and design of USMB moderation is there to get UNIQUE TOPICAL discussion of specific events and topics as laid out in the Opening Posts. No one wants to wade thru the same fillibustering arguments that atmospheric physics and the GHouse effect is all wrong.. And they violate the "on-topic" rules at USMB..
That's what this thread is for.. CONTAIN those rodeos in THIS thread or start your own threads on whatever you deny.... DON'T hijack other specific topics.. Members and visitors will appreciate your cooperation...
Go have your sideline debates about this topic HERE.. The topic is clearly spelled out in the title of this thread...
Arguing against climate change is like saying gravity plays no role in plane crashes. It is that stupid!