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Originally Posted by WhiplashDug
Its a great idea... but right now it wont work. Can't replace fueled power with wind or solar. Its too unreliable.
See, the thing is, since there isn't a way to store mass amounts of unused power, the power grid has to have fueled power sources on and running equal to what is being produced by the wind so that if/when the wind slows down, or misses a day there is a power source to keep everyone lights on.
NOT to mention, that each wind turbine generates a rather small amount of energy, so you will need millions of them all over... maybe you would like to live next the 300-400 million acres of them? guess we can tear up some farm land, maybe rip out the corn (since ethenol don't really work anyway). Or maybe clear cut a few hundreed million acres of national forest and put them there...
ONLY answer to the energy issue in USA is nuclear power! The cheapest, most efficient power source on earth!
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I agree with you on nuclear. It's too bad that we had the incident at 3 Mile Island which was overblown and scared the public away from nuclear. But long term, it is the way we should go. There are some issue with it such as what to do with the nuclear waste and old facilities that need to be addressed though.
But I still don't see why using wind or solar is a bad thing. If you pick the parts of the country right, it's as reliable as anything. Even if it only aids in the power grid, every bit helps. While solar has issues with land, wind doesn't. Farmers in fact can lease their land out for the turbines. We see this being done right now with power lines and cell phone towers without any problems. Farmers can grow crops right up to the base of the turbine with no problems. It's a great way for farmers to maximize their land even more than they currently do.
I see very little problem at all with wind, especially if it's used as a secondary form of energy.