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Originally Posted by Ryzorian
Nuclear power can power my computer and everyone elses in the state. Windpower can pump water for the family cow. That's about the extent of it. Wind and solar will NEVER be suffcient for the power needs of today's lifestyle. I'm not apposed to those being utilized as best they can to supplement our other sources, but they can't replace them.
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I won't say NEVER, it will take a while before they are sufficient. With enough turbine or panels in place, it can probably power a single family efficiently. We have programs in Canada (North America as a whole I think), where family can sell power back to the grid by installing their own panel. The panels look UGLY, and its huge (Occupy almost the entire roof of a single garage home), but its efficient enough to power that ONE house and sell power back to the grid
That said, the system itself cost over 6-8K to install, then there is the maintenance of it.
I think what they are trying to do is to make it efficient and cost effective enough that enough household are willing to adopt this, and everyone will be producing their own form of "free" energy. It will be a true dream if we can get 25% of household doing this...