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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (902493)11/22/2015 4:30:59 PM
From: i-node1 Recommendation

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TideGlider

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Yes, so it is no longer about producing aluminum. It is, instead, about consuming the otherwise wasted energy from renewables.

This is typical of government interventions: Supply overages and shortages about.

"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara, in five years there would be a shortage of sand." -- Friedman.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (902493)11/22/2015 5:57:24 PM
From: Brumar891 Recommendation

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TideGlider

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Intermittent electricity isn't the same as reliable electricity.

And the article you posted verifies the problems. BTW it also doesn't claim they're smelting aluminum with ONLY solar and wind power produced electricity.