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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (455282)	2/9/2009 3:16:58 PM
From: Alighieri	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1573901

The way I see solar and wind energy is this. They are great supplemental sources of energy. Unfortunately they are still rather expensive because the amount of energy they produce isn't all that much. Hence the upfront costs in building them will take many years to recoup. It's all in the economy of scale equation...I see a day when every roof in the country is a mini generating station. Look at this technology for example...under $4/W. Two years ago you couldn't find anything under $10/W. Not too sure about wind for the home...it's an industrial implement in my view. store.altenergystore.com By the way, you haven't said anything about the sequestration of CO2 or the whole practice of trading "carbon credits," both of which would be essential if you really buy into the global warming craze but a waste of time if you don't. What I have read of C02 sequestration, from coal power plants for instance, suggests it's expensive and a difficult process to implement. Barring any technology breakthroughs I would say that CO2 reductions come from replacing fossils with alternatives such as nuclear, wind, solar, hydro and electrics, fuel cell vehicles. Can you imagine the work required to make all this happen? I see an entirely new economy in motion. Al