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LindsayRichards wrote:
I am all for forward thinking and like I said will be the first to have it, but the simple truth is it isn't here yet. I wish it was, but it isn't. Many countries have lofty goals, but haven't come close. Germany is backing away as quickly and has 6 coal plant being built. I am a big fan of nuclear, but we haven;t built one in 25 years. We have wasted tens of billion dollars for political cronies to build alternative energy plants that failed. Just read today about an electric truck maker going under. We spent over $35 million on it. To me, we would be much better off spending that money on research and less on the politics. Lets get it right and stop spending billions on things that we know will not ever be competitive. We spent $3.5 BILLION on that NV/CA concentration solar plant and it produces electricity at triple the cost of natural gas and has a lot of environmental problems. We keep building the same
old stuff.

Yah I have read about some of the things you mentioned. Not always encouraging. But we are bound to stumble. The cheapest kW Is not necessary the best KW and expensive power forces us to conserve it or find better ways to use it. The LED bulb is an example of that. Regardless, discussion is good. Watching and reacting to other nations failures and succeses is important and there are some succeses out there. As part of my curriculum I have to read articles that interest me in foreign online newspapers and periodicals. On a daily basis I read articles in Spanish French and German. The interest in renewable energy including hydro, wind and solar is considerably higher in Europe, or at least it appears that way by the numbers of articles a available to read.

Like I said. Discussion is good and I appreciate your take on things. Forgive the spelling errors. I'm on an iphone.