[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

In dairy the average farm hires three mexicans for every one skidsteer. The machines run 24/7.

Not sure I know what you are saying there. These are jobs the americans won't do?

[blackdog]

Diesel runs the world that makes stuff. The machines used in making the stuff will always be diesel. A diesel engine runs 500,000 hours between overhauls in most cases.

Like using Mexicans for cheap labor, why would a farmer who needs to be price competetive do something as stupid as to connect his livelihood to the grid in california of all places.

Mexicans and diesel engines, the great equalizers for America in a global economy.