[truthguy]

Solar and Wind Energy are not the answer to our major energy needs. In some limited circumstances Solar and Wind might provide a small amount of energy, say something in the order of 3-5%. But for baseline energy you can forget about it.

If solar and wind were so great the engineers at the power companies would have been pushing it for a long time. They haven't because being good engineers, they knew it wouldn't work or wouldn't work very well. These people know a hell of a lot more about electrical energy than politicians and green energy advocates. They are also a lot smarter.

Jerry Brown (the Clown) was just at an alternative energy meeting in Nevada sponsored by the fool Harry Reid. They haven't given up on the dream and they don't care if they bankrupt the state of California, the state of Nevada, and the United States in their foolish pursuit of this energy fantasy. The California Legislature (a house of fools) just past laws requiring that utilities use 33% renewable by 2020. Unless California decides to start building damns soon they either will never be able to meet this requirement OR energy in California will be fantastically expensive and will damage an already weak economy.

The problem in California is Californians.

[cva66snipe]

That's true but with the environmentalist nutcases logic, common sense, and basic understanding of electrical theories and laws goes out the window. They remind me of persons who think you can start a generator in motion then have it power a motor to keep the generator turning.

Cost alone makes solar power prohibitive in most cases. In some cases it is cheaper than paying for electric utilities but not often. A mountain cabin a mile from nearest powerline would be such an example.