Jun 09
Some solar advocates put up a map of the small areas needed to be covered with solar panels to “power the world”:
I note with some dissatisfaction that my house is covered by a solar shield. Their assumptions mysteriously are missing. I’m assuming, for instance, this is peak output. Does it include night time? Does it include cloudy days? Should all of the US suffer because St. George has thunderstorms for a few days?
Solar fanatics just don’t think things through. I want nuclear plants that can be all over, generate lots of power, and ARE ALWAYS TURNED ON!