Electric Propulsion Reality Check

pianotuna wrote:
Bobbo,

I'm talking distributed power generation, hence low or no transmission losses. Every watt helps. Every amp-hour of storage helps.

As I said earlier, it is better to conserve power than generate it. I don't have my latest power bill yet, so I don't know "spring time" consumption. Assuming it is 5.5 kwh per day (double what the previous bill was) I could manage with 1 powerwall and 1000 watts of panels. Or I could go grid tied.

pianotuna,

I'm talking practical supply of electricity to the masses. Just like today, you turn it on and it works. The hoi-paloi don't have to know anything more than flip the switch. Distributed power generation is great for areas with small population density. You have space for panels and few demands on it. Population centers have huge demands for power, and very little usable space for panels, hence, hundreds of miles of transmission wires.

I agree than conserving power is better, but get several million folks who are ignorant of the dynamics to do so. I dare you.