Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035

Associated Press ^ | September 8, 2021 | Matthew Daly

[logician2u]

Sure, and the other 40% will be generated how?

By electric eels?

Without fossil fuels we'll all freeze to death. (Regardless of how hot it may be in the summer.)

[PghBaldy]

I live in an area which is more often than not cloudy or rainy (I think we are the of the most overcast places in the USA). Probably a nice little fringe source here, but nowhere near 40% is possible.

[kiryandil]

solarklowns

[blackdog]

"Could, would, may, might, should, possibly, are all words that no serious journalist would use in a thesis.

This has gone on way too long.

[fightin kentuckian]

Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035....On a very sunny June 21st (longest day of the year), and 0% at night.

Fixed it.

[rfp1234]

War on Beef.
War on Farmers.
War on Private Land Ownership.

[Renkluaf]

Keep f’ing dreaming.

[Richard Axtell]

I would say that this is entirely possible... if the total energy production of the country drops by 80%. And with Joe Biden, we are certainly on track for that!

[Truth29]

If the Left has its way, we will be burning dung and digging for grubs rather than using power equipment electric or otherwise.

[rlmorel]

These people are abject idiots.

[Adder]

Hows it working in LA?

[Pollard]

We had a small solar panel setup here in Missouri and in the winter when the sun is lower and days shorter, we were lucky to get 4 hours of good charge time on a sunny day. 10am - 2pm.

I had to cut a lot of trees to even use solar.

How many trees are we going to cut down to power everyone with solar?

What happens when you cut all the trees down? You make a desert.

What about tall buildings? How much open land would be used up to power a city? Convert food farms to solar farms?

Is there enough raw materials to build all the batteries required for mass usage of wind and solar?

[Psalm 73]

It's a scale-able issue.

Powering a camp trailer or small apartment is not the same as powering a steel mill or locomotive.

The Dems talk a lot about "following the science", but never do - whether it's biology or physics - it's all about emotion.

[DuncanWaring]

So when the sun isn’t up, what’s providing the power.

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Floodlights!

[rlmorel]

"...The report by the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy says the United States would need to quadruple its annual solar capacity — and continue to increase it year by year — as it shifts to a renewable-dominant grid in order to address the existential threat posed by climate change..."

I am certain that if one were to ask the author of that report to define "existential" (snatching away his/her cellphone and keyboard before asking) they would be clueless.

Using the word "Existential" is almost always Leftist-Speak for "something we hate".

[metmom]

But it won’t.

[TexasM1A]

Or not.

[LuxAerterna]

It’s true if you’re ready to live without A/C, washing machines, televisions, computers, and electric ovens and stoves. Oh, and don’t forget even your 60W light bulb will need both the solar panel AND a lead acid battery. Otherwise it will be inoperable at night.

[qaz123]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……..wasn’t it supposed to do something like that last winter in Texas?

Given the fact that the Chinese are about to take control of large chunks of lithium, US scientists better get to work on finding an alternative.

[RouxStir]

“And pigs could fly by 2026!”

Would those be solar-powered pigs?