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12. What the hell is "22 gigawatts of electricity per hour?"

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 07:25 PM

Feb 2013

Seriously, that doesn't make any sense.

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Well, sure, there in the desert, whaddya expect? [View all] Scuba Feb 2013 OP

We are so behind much of the world in so many ways AndyA Feb 2013 #1

Didn't you hear Politicalboi Feb 2013 #2

Thanks for this link! Scuba Feb 2013 #4

great thread, thanks nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #3

Is this a problem? Chico Man Feb 2013 #10

Supply and demand Chico Man Feb 2013 #19

We still need to address the toxicity of photovoltaic cell production Chico Man Feb 2013 #9

The solar waste is transported too Chico Man Feb 2013 #14

Yeah, but we don't try to get it from five miles under the ocean. Scuba Feb 2013 #15

I'm not arguing with you there Chico Man Feb 2013 #16

What the hell is "22 gigawatts of electricity per hour?" hunter Feb 2013 #12

Check with Reuters .... Scuba Feb 2013 #13

It ought to be simply "gigawatts" without the "per hour." hunter Feb 2013 #20

They just get on with it while wing nuts whine malaise Feb 2013 #18

Well, the funny thing is, with all our space, and all our rooftops, MadHound Feb 2013 #22