Yeahbut, although solar and wind will become a portion of the energy stream
they cannot replace conventional power. Can't be done, there just isn't enough
energy. Sure you can power one house but look at an apartment building, one
roof can't power 50 stories of apartments, not enough energy density.
You mention the power company pays you, thats in summer time, what about in
December, theres less light then remember? Plus you're not using a dozen
kilowatts a day driving around. If you bring an electric car into the mix
you'll be buying power again.
Tidal energy shows great promise since its BIG and regular but storage is
always a problem as is transmission.
Solar and wind are part of a sustainable mix and will make our non-renewable
energy sources last much longer but they aren't the whole answer.
OTOH people who think "Drill baby drill" will solve all our problems are also
deluding themselves. As with most things the answer is in the middle. There is
no silver bullet.
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>; Meade Dillon
<dillonm...@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] big oil dying (again)
Meade, by now the market place has spoken. The trend toward solar and wind
is overwhelming. This doesn't mean that gas cars will be phased out
overnight but the writing is on the wall.
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