Our Solar/Alt Energy Future

[Woodznutz]

So...you live in a <150 square foot apartment, heat to no more than 60 degrees in winter, use no more than 90 seconds of hot water to bathe, have no motor vehicle, and walk everywhere?

There are billions of people that live like this already.

 

[The Duke]

I'm not the problem, in fact the world needs more people like me.

Healthy
Family oriented
Debt free
Financially sound
Working
Industrious
Law abiding
Generous
Friendly
Dedicated
Conservative
Self-reliant
Skilled
Fastidious
Organized
Helpful
Creative
Forward looking
Civic minded
Compassionate
Sympathetic
Thoughtful
Polite
Happy
Content
Satisfied
Fulfilled
Spiritual

You forgot "modest", but was that by design?

 

[Woodznutz]

You forgot "modest", but was that by design?

I am not a modest person.

 

[Flash]

Solar has no future. Terrible technology for producing energy for an industrialized nation.

 

[Woodznutz]

Solar has no future. Terrible technology for producing energy for an industrialized nation.

Solar's future is supplemental energy when the sun shines.

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[saveliberty]

Windmills and solar panels, Soon to be recognized as land blight and mega landfill waste.

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[saveliberty]

From Planet of the Humans (Premiered July 2019) transcript:

Two years later:

More to come..

You realize that even at that level it represents less than 1% of the power in Michigan?

 

[Grumblenuts]

You realize that even at that level it represents less than 1% of the power in Michigan?

I realize that rate of change matters far more than any specific quantity or change.

 

[saveliberty]

I realize that rate of change matters far more than any specific quantity or change.

Did you notice the huge diffences up and down on the chart then? Rate also considers the time involved. Ultimately quantity is what matters, because if it doesn't reach the level you want, it fails.

 

[Captain Caveman]

It's coming quicker than people think. The solutions are there.

Renewables will slowly die out once nuclear fusion is harnessed because they can't compete on price.