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To: wastoute

Solar panels can’t meet the current densities required for anything other than simple lighting and small appliances.
Large solar reflector/steam plants do meet the demand however they require LOTS of land.
Kind of like some particular ranch land in southern Nevada...


4 posted on 04/22/2014 3:19:21 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Zathras

Figure it out. To meet the demands we had decades ago would have required 100% efficiency from an are the size of Texas. It is just not possible.


8 posted on 04/22/2014 4:20:51 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Zathras
"Solar panels can’t meet the current densities required for anything other than simple lighting and small appliances."

What else do you need?

Electric cars?

17 posted on 04/22/2014 4:59:45 PM PDT by Paladin2
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