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To: elpolvo who wrote (9466)	8/27/2009 1:13:25 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24213

Can't say I'm in total agreement with hymn; we just need to run a whole lot faster while we still can. Like putting batteries in Tehachapi, where they haven't had a quake of over 7.5 in 57 years, one month, and 6 days, more or less. Just need to strap them down good. "By the time sunlight gets to us, after traversing 93 million miles of empty space, it’s simply not that concentrated an energy source"..there's so damn much of it that it doesn't need to be all that concentrated; all we have to do is catch it. Energy Source: Solar Energy Every year, the sun irradiates the land masses on earth with the equivalent of 19,000 billion tons of oil equivalent (toe). Only a fraction — 9 billion toe — would satisfy the world's current energy requirements. Put differently, in 20 minutes, the amount of solar energy falling on the earth could power the planet for one year. re.pembina.org That's so much energy we could even set up PV powered freezing units on the polar ice caps and save our elves from global warming. So what if it goes 6 months without sun? The ice is too cold to melt then, anyway. I'd spend more time arguing with him, but I'm running out of energy.

To: elpolvo who wrote (9466)	10/13/2009 1:01:38 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24213

Drive to Link Wind, Solar Power to Distant Users Proposed Station Would Connect Separate Grids, Enabling Electricity Generated in Remote Sites to Reach a Wider Market A new proposal to build a transmission link to connect the nation's three major electricity grids -- Eastern, Western and Texas -- is generating interest among energy policy makers because of its potential to accelerate development of renewable energy. The project, called the Tres Amigas "superstation," to be built at Clovis, N.M., would bring a major change to the U.S. electricity infrastructure by improving connectivity. For example, power produced in Phoenix at this point can't be shipped to Dallas. The lack of interconnectivity is becoming a larger problem as the nation adds more solar and wind energy to its supply. Much of that power is produced in remote areas and needs to travel to distant population centers, which is problematic under the current setup. Greater connectivity among the grids could open up the market for some renewable-energy developments because the electricity could be sold across a wider region or moved to where it is most needed. paywall See: online.wsj.com.