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Solar could comprise almost half US power by 2050, govt says
France24 ^ | September 8, 2021

Posted on 09/08/2021 10:37:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I'm 100% for decentralized solar -- Americans installing it onto our homes IF WE WANT TO, not being forced to do it nor expecting a solar farm run by the power co's to be good.

In Alabama I rarely get snow. My solar panels produce about 70% of the power my house consumes. It'll be maybe 50% after I convert my gas appliances to electric. I'm thinking of getting an EV truck when my old truck gives up the ghost, but keep a gas car. I'm not decided on it, but I'll think on it.

A 100% fossil free solution? Nope. Enough to pay for itself in about 12 or 13 years? Yep. That's not as much of a ROI as putting my money into mutual funds in tax break retirement accounts. But mine and my wife's wealth is already way on track to being enough for us to retire. So I'm working on lowering our future expenses that vary a lot --- like energy expenses. Especially with the Dims all about punishing us all for cow farts and such with higher taxes and regulations on energy consumption. And when my solar system pays for itself, any money it saves me beyond that will be used to repair and it upgrade it to give me further cushion in case the Dims go even more mark of the beast on us.

At least, that's my take on the usefulness of solar. All that hopey-save-the-world BS the Dims talk about is garbage.

41 posted on 09/08/2021 11:36:51 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

he government also says women are men and men are women.


42 posted on 09/08/2021 11:36:59 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Headline should read “compromise” instead of “comprise”.


43 posted on 09/08/2021 11:37:04 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Bryanw92
They will accomplish this by lowering the denominator and the standard of living expectations for Americans.

Correct! Kill off older people, move other people into concentrated high-rise towers, ban the use of private automobiles, and place further restrictions on use of electricity, water and other goods. That's what they'll do to us.

44 posted on 09/08/2021 11:44:32 AM PDT by roadcat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If conventional power output decreases by 50%. . . ????


45 posted on 09/08/2021 11:44:57 AM PDT by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thdieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: KC_Lion

The Sun is in the sky for about 12 hours per day, if averaged through the year. So that prediction is an easy one.
The power demands are greater at night. The Sun is not visible at night. Am I on to something?

Get real, Department of Energy, we should be looking into firing all of you!


46 posted on 09/08/2021 11:46:32 AM PDT by BatGuano (Ya don't think that I would go into battle with change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Americans will freeze in the dark.

You need BASE LOAD CAPABILITY. Solar is NOT.

47 posted on 09/08/2021 11:54:15 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
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To: Tell It Right

Do you backup with batteries?


48 posted on 09/08/2021 12:03:30 PM PDT by wgmalabama (We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The peasants will have limited solar power while the government and government officials have the 50% of the grid that is fully electric.
I honestly believe that is the plan.


49 posted on 09/08/2021 12:08:55 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!interested in how to land..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The peasants will have limited solar power while the government and government officials have the 50% of the grid that is fully electric.
I honestly believe that is the plan.


50 posted on 09/08/2021 12:09:02 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!interested in how to land..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Anything that stops funding muslims is s good thing.


51 posted on 09/08/2021 12:18:19 PM PDT by NoLibZone (In 2 yrs only living will be conservative Christians Liberal vaxed sheep will be dead.Trust G's plan)
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To: wgmalabama; Dr. Sivana
"Do you backup with batteries?"

Yes. And "backup" is probably an oversimplification. On a cloudy day my 10kW system can go from producing 9kW to 3kW a few minutes later, and back up to 8 or 9kW a few minutes after that. If my A/C is running I might be consuming 5kW (including incidentals like clocks and dehumidifier, etc.) fairly constantly while the A/C is running. So my battery "backup" is being called on for only a few minutes while a cloud is over my house, then charged back up when the cloud is gone a few minutes later. Then of course after the sun goes down my battery is my "backup" until it drains. I have it set to stop draining from the batteries when the battery charge gets to 30% (20% is the ultimate line for my warranty, but I set it at 30% to hopefully give me past my 2,000 guaranteed discharges, which is over 19 years). Given that I use only 70% of my batteries' capacity, count it as me having 21kWh of usable backup.

During the summer I usually don't have enough battery backup power to last through the night (because my A/C consumes so much). But over half the days during the spring are days I hardly pull from the grid.

52 posted on 09/08/2021 12:25:18 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

During 2020, solar energy provided 1.3% of all U.S. energy consumption. Contrary to the claims of certain politicians, reporters, pundits, and educators, solar is much more expensive than other energy technologies, and this significantly limits its production in the U.S. and throughout the world. As the amount of solar capacity rises in a given region, so do the costs of backing up its lost energy output at night and during cloud cover. Mandating solar as a major energy source, as the state of California has done, can also contribute to electricity blackouts during dangerous weather conditions.

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Solar Energy History


53 posted on 09/08/2021 12:28:50 PM PDT by Oystir
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“The year without a summer” would be a particularly devastating re-occurrence without backup energy sources.


54 posted on 09/08/2021 12:37:04 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Solar could comprise almost half US power by 2050, govt says”

or not ...

still, they could try paving half of nevada with solar at a cost of only a bazillion gazillion dollars ...


55 posted on 09/08/2021 12:50:55 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Could is an amazing word.

It allows all sorts of made up stories.


56 posted on 09/08/2021 1:06:47 PM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: Tell It Right

You in lower, mid or north Alabama? I’m curious about how local power feeds into the payback …

PM if that is better for you. I’m in N. Alabama.


57 posted on 09/08/2021 1:15:58 PM PDT by wgmalabama (We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Solar has no surge capacity for unforeseen events.


58 posted on 09/08/2021 1:22:13 PM PDT by Fish Speaker (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good luck with solar dependency in Minnesota when the gloomiest months are November and March - both cold, and Dec,. Jan, and Feb, are colder!


59 posted on 09/08/2021 2:06:10 PM PDT by Gumdrop (Prpmotiong)
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Good luck with solar dependency in Minnesota when the gloomiest months are November and March - both cold, and Dec,. Jan, and Feb, are colder!


60 posted on 09/08/2021 2:06:36 PM PDT by Gumdrop (Prpmotiong)
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