Reply #241: Sunny and 80 degrees Fahrenheit here in Southern Ca today and yesterday.

[JDPriestly]

We will have a few days of rain and some cold, but there is plenty of sun to provide energy for many, many homes, businesses and cars -- if we just had solar materials on the roofs of our homes and maybe some plants in the deserts around here. Then there is lots of sun in Arizona, New Mexico, even in Texas, Nevada. We have huge expanses of very sunny areas, and the solar energy technology will improve as we use it more. Let's go solar. They were fueling a house around MIT in Massachusetts way back in 1974 -- most days. The technology is much better now. Solar is popular in Germany -- and that is a cold rainy even snowy climate. So, solar is not a problem just because of an occasional snowstorm. Some natural gas can be used in conjunction with it -- in small quantities and on occasion if needed.

Average number of days of sunshine in a few American cities:

New York, NY ... 234
Los Angeles, CA ... 263
Chicago, IL ... 189
Phoenix, AZ ... 296
Yuma, AZ ... 313 - (Sunniest place on Earth)
Las Vegas, NV ... 293
Miami, FL ... 250
Seattle, WA ... 164
Honolulu, HI ... 270
Minneapolis, MN ... 197
Anchorage, AK ... 125

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/general-u-s/634940-days-sunshine-year-do-you-prefer.html#ixzz0fsimaII1

Seattle and Anchorage see the least sun, but even there you have close to sun one half or more than one half of the days of the year.

Places like Yuma, AZ (larger area of the Sonora and adjacent deserts than you would believe) and L.A. and Las Vegas really don't need nuclear energy. We need investment in solar energy. It is very feasible here.