Yes, of course. I think that we should go back to the good old days, and re-instate the tax code we had under that Republican President, Eisenhower. Under that tax code we built the Interstate System and many other huge infrastructure projects that enriched our nation.
Spending $20 or $30 billion on less reliable, more expensive energy is easy? Well said. Since fossil fuel energy is now more expensive now than either wind or solar, and nuclear is far more expensive, it makes no sense at all to invest any more in that type of energy. In fact, it makes sense to divest in it, shutting down those sources as soon as they can be replaced with wind or solar. And use their grid connections for massive grid scale batteries that will make the grid far more dependable and stable than existing power plants. We have seen that in South Australia with the first of Tesla's megawatt batteries.
Tell me, oh stupid one, will the peaker plants you have for Chicago supply the city with power for a week? And are you going to tell me that there is not wind in Chicago in January? You do realize that the electricity that Chicago uses comes from many different states, right? The new Iron-air batteries will store enough energy for a long enough time to give some hours of repair time for major outages, when used in tandem with lithium ion, for quick response and grid stabilization, will eliminate the need for peaker plants.
So much for America being a world leader.
NIMBY. Yucca was the perfect place.
They a lot more for gas too, I guess that is why they are more energy efficient than we are. I don't think their standard of living has suffered.
Doesn't seem to and I've been there many times. They seem to be a happier country than we are.
I think it means more than big cars and big houses. Anyway, I'd rather be happy than rich.
The Germans I met were quite comfortable and, as I said, are generally happier than Americans. Of course it could just be they have the best beer in the world.
How many natural gas peaker plants, nuclear plants, and coal fired plants do you have within the Chicago city limits?
Quality of life rankings. Germany is #9, we are #15.
Funny how tree huggers like yourself have also used fossil fuels over the years, and still do, but somehow feel you're in some kind of position to preach to others. Jordan Peterson called it Pseudo Moralistic Stances.
Quality of life rankings. Germany is #9, we are #15.
Standard of Living by Country 2025
worldpopulationreview.com
