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To: NAG1 who wrote (62168)4/28/2008 12:26:38 PM
From: Bearcatbob  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 541900
 
Someone needs to consider the investment needed in backup capacity for solar plants for the time when the sun does not shine. The plants are going to have to sit idle - or - we will have to tolerate periods of power allocation. This is a hugely complicated issue. It would be interesting to know what a realistic mix of sources could be.