by oldedude on August 27, 2024 9:02 am
I tend to agree with you. I don't think any single source of energy is the answer. It's going to take a mix that aren't centralized into "pods" as they are now.

The US has really been trying to get windmills off the coast of the Hampdens. A perfect place for winds apparently. The issue is the locals (read very rich liberals) don't want them to "ruin the view."

I have solar on my house. The list of bureaucratic nonsense is horrible. The bureaucrats have really taken hold of this. We still have to pay a "service fee" every month to have the pleasure of having solar. Yes, we're getting paid back for the solar, and that's good also. AND we have power during storms, so that's a good thing.

Colorado has lots of solar (having more sun days than FL), especially on the eastern plains that is still "Oklahoma land rush" land from the 1890's. It simply can't grow much, and getting water to it is too expensive. So the solar is ensuring the small towns have power that aren't dependent on the major hubs of the grid. That's a boom to them and is cheaper than getting electric out to their location.