If solar improves enough, the residential market becomes really good. I wonder, though. If we suck in solar energy and convert it to electricity at a large scale, will that have a cooling effect on the planet? After all, solar energy is absorbed and provides natural heating. If we subtract out some portion of that heat, what will the effect be? I have no idea, but if we're worried about "upsetting the balance" I think we ought to account for that loss.
Batteries suck. I wish they didn't, because I hate having to recharge my phone, computer, Bluetooth headset, iPod, etc. every day. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > Solar generation is coming around pretty rapidly, especially in the > area of low-cost materials that don't require as many rare metals. > Battery technology, alas, is not proceeding at the same pace. We're > going to require a substantially redesigned power grid no matter what > and if battery technology doesn't catch up then it will be even more > important to the future of our nations energy infrastructure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283362 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
