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In reply to the discussion: WARNING [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)39. So very true.
Of course, there's plenty of other places that could use it, too: How about the Mojave Desert or the Australian Outback, for example?
Solar is one of the power sources of the future. Let's make sure that dream comes true sooner, rather than later.
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Ha ha ha ha. Hilarious post, thanks!!! My sides hurt from laughing so much... Ha ha.
Scuba
Nov 2012
#2
It can be, though concentrating solar tends to be more efficient than PV.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2012
#45
Solar is actually quite cheap to get going, especially when mass produced.
LeftyLucy22
Nov 2012
#126
You need to learn that just saying something doesn't make it so. Post your sources, so we
patrice
Nov 2012
#5
Why are assumptions based, apparently, only on "large scale"? Nothing else would make
patrice
Nov 2012
#21
The reality is that it's not cost effective enough for it to be a solution at this point.
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#32
No. Actually, I just wanted to see the sources on those claims about economics etc.
patrice
Nov 2012
#24
Sorry - I was terribly confused. Pardon me, please! I will delete the offending post.
AAO
Nov 2012
#47
I need you to provide exactly what you're talking about & to quit trying to make the case that all
patrice
Nov 2012
#42
So environmental damage is ok, just as long as YOU or YOUR kids don't have to deal with it?
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#31
The truth is a most elusive thing in the alternative energy sphere
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#34
If you don't realize why that's a bad argument, there's little point arguing with you.
DireStrike
Nov 2012
#73
No, that is actually NOT what you have been saying throughout this entire thread.
renie408
Nov 2012
#84
What I've said all along is that as of right now solar is not viable for large scale utilization.
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#85
I still hold to my statement that at this time solar is not efficient enough
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#90
It depends on how you look at it, if in several years you have paid off your initial investment
Quixote1818
Nov 2012
#120
There are many reasons besides a conspiracy that it might not have market share.
DireStrike
Nov 2012
#99
I didnt say anything of the sort. Shame on you for using that logical fallacy.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#125
Yes, it was already done. Patents were bought and you never heard from them again. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#13
If true, please post the patent numbers. There are no secret patents unless they are classified by
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#16
While one can make the argument that every little bit helps, the higher latitudes
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#27
EXACTLY- just imagine how much power we could generate all along the southern latitudes.
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#111
I was wrong. They do have it and products are entering the consumer market now.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#115
It more than just rerouted...there is a dramatic needed for increased lines
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#30
Solar is only part of the solution, we will still need large power generators for industry
pediatricmedic
Nov 2012
#95