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To: canuck_conservative

Solar power works great in desert conditions such as in Arizona.


2 posted on 01/15/2022 5:37:11 PM PST by entropy12 (President Trump was the best president in my life time of 81 years and counting..)
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To: entropy12

To be fair, the cold snap happened right when the Sun is at its minimum, so it could never be a big contributor this time of year

but the point is, fossil fuels are reliable, they’re instant power WHENEVER you need it ... unlike renewables


5 posted on 01/15/2022 5:42:17 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: entropy12

“Solar power works great in desert conditions such as in Arizona.”
Look at the cost in dollars/KWH for solar vs fossil fuel power and you will change your mind.


7 posted on 01/15/2022 5:45:48 PM PST by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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To: entropy12

It works but it still rarely pays for itself.


9 posted on 01/15/2022 5:53:31 PM PST by tiki (Electiongate)
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To: entropy12

Yep, get too far from the equator and solar isn’t a very good option and near useless in winter. Also, one should take vitamin D3 supplements.


12 posted on 01/15/2022 6:18:17 PM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: entropy12

Also geographic latitude is a factor.


18 posted on 01/15/2022 7:32:19 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: entropy12
Not much sunshine that far North in the Winter.

The Sun is far on the Southern horizon during that time period.

21 posted on 01/15/2022 8:58:33 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: entropy12

Ultimately, solar power would provide electricity in abundance if the panels were set up in outer space, and Anton Tesla is proven right about transmitting electricity wirelessly over a vacuum, or whatever his high-fallutin’ theory entails. I’m no physicist.

But to set up solar panels in outer space and keep them there, you need Space Force.


27 posted on 01/16/2022 4:28:30 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Buck Foe Jiden!)
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