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Energy is somewhat local due to tranmission losses. Why not go directly to nuclear. It is so much cheaper in the long run. Solar and wind have so many components that long term maintenance will be a nightmare.
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quite clearly it’s not "the solution".
on the other hand, if we could limit coal fired power plants running time to "cold still nights in December", we’d be much farther along the road to CO2 reduction than we are today.
The maintenance and waste disposal on nuclear plants are much greater problems than on wind and solar. We use nuclear now and as far as I know we have no intentions of closing any of the plants. We will always need to have a mix of sources because even clean energy has it’s limitations. We are suffering drought again, so our hydro power is producing a small fraction of normal. Solar can only be collected during the day etc. We just need to reduce the amount of dirty energy we are using and let clean energy fill in the gaps.
Solar and wind don’t have the same capacity for destruction as nuclear. And while a nuclear meltdown is rare, the damage done when it happens is enough to merit serious considerations. Solar and wind do have issues with maintenance, but the money you save from paying regular electrical bills will add up and you can pay for it with some of that savings, and still have some left over for fun stuff. All without having to worry about fallout and superpowers!
Thomas,
You are right about maintenance…..at a commercial level. I have found that the home products require little maintenance because they are simple in design.
Nuclear, coal, oil, wind and solar power plants are built so we, the public, can purchase power from ‘The Grid’
I have scoured the web and found a website that lists their top three picks for simple, inexpensive, low maintenance Do-It-Yourself Wind and Solar power generators.
http://greenenergy.50webs.com/
Wind works when it’s windy, solar when it’s sunny, and batteries store energy for that cold, still night in December.
See what I saw and you may find the answer you are looking for…..
Pat
You stay connected to the grid so you still have power. The sun produces enough energy in one day to power a thousand houses for a year.There are wind turbines now that produce electricity in 4 MPH winds.
Nuclear power is "real safe"(see 3 mile island and Chernobyl). A melt down that kills thousands is by far the cheapest way to go.If they can make Nuclear safe than maybe it would be an alternative but right now Solar and Wind although they have the up front cost the maintenance is very low regardless of what you want to believe.
"The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun." Ralph Nader
In China, office building are cold during winter days. However, as you look across the top of the cities, you will see solar hot water heaters at the top of most buildings and homes. Solar water heating and space heating is cost effective today. Photovoltaic may one day be cost effective. It’s not today. Wind and hydroelectric are in everyday use where I live.
On the other hand, nuclear power has been a total disaster. The plants that were built back in the 1970′s were a financial melt down. The cost of uranium skyrocketed as plants came online. Water cooling pipes cracked and were replaced without ever being revealed to the monitoring authorities or public. Nuclear power is anything but safe, cheap, and clean. This is pure spin and double speak. Can we say Chernobyl?
At every stage of mining, processing, application, and disposal, people have died. Many native American Indians died from the yellow powder they mined. When I spoke with the young son of a millionaire about the risks of mining the uranium, his conclusion was that HE should not work in the mines.