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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (615)12/4/2008 12:25:59 PM
From: Eric  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17490
 
We do need more generating capacity in this country. It looks like we need to almost double that in the next thirty years to keep up with demand.

The really cool potential of the electric car is V2G. All the pieces of technology to do it exist today. That would greatly buffer peak demands when enough cars are plugged in.

I just love the possibilities. We have the technology to do it.

Now... if we can just improve the storage situation...



To: Peter Dierks who wrote (615)12/4/2008 12:47:54 PM
From: Eric  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17490
 
OT

Peter

Here is a proposal that was put forward in Scientific American Magazine a year ago. A large number of us are pushing Congress to get on board:

A Solar Grand Plan

By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions
By Ken Zweibel, James Mason and Vasilis Fthenakis

sciam.com