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Why does there have to be only 1 answer?
There is solar, Hydrogen,wind, the next 2 not truly green but fairly clean, CNG, Natural gas. Geo Thermal, Tidal generators.
The next fuel is out there, we need to invest and be the first, get in on the ground floor. Do what America does best. Inovate and invent.
I'm not against any of that. No one is stopping anyone from getting the next fuel out there. But please be realistic at least. There isn't enough space to replace coal energy with solar and wind power. And solar and wind power have their own harmful environmental impact. And oil is still used for transportation. It's not being replaced by solar or wind.
I'm not against any of that. No one is stopping anyone from getting the next fuel out there. But please be realistic at least. There isn't enough space to replace coal energy with solar and wind power. And solar and wind power have their own harmful environmental impact. And oil is still used for transportation. It's not being replaced by solar or wind.
Understood, but there are viable alternatives on the cusp of discovery. Fork trucks that used to be gas, diesel or propane are now Hydrogen fuel cell. Cars are running on Hydrogen and CNG. Both far cleaner than Gas.
Geo thermal heat pumps are viable. I know I have one.
China is the world's most populous country and the world's greatest polluter.
China also is now the world leader in renewable energy.
There have been massive collapses of land that turned into lakes in the middle of coal country. These lakes are now being used for floatable solar fields.
My BIL in Baton Rouge keeps his ac on 65 in the summer....even a bit chill for me and I like it cooler than 98% of the populace.
He must be rich then, or have a newer, more energy efficient home than I do because I cannot afford to have the a/c set that low. In my house, which is about 40 years old and not very energy efficient, I can only cool the house about 20 degrees less than the outside temperature. That means I could have it running all day set on 68 and it would still be about 78 degrees inside, but my electric bill would be through the roof.
Wind and solar are not cheap, because they must be backed up with conventional power plants.
When the cost of solar and wind with storage is cheaper than coal and gas, then we can talk. Unfortunately, economical grid-scale storage does not yet exist.
I'll chime in with my temperature habits since that's easy.
North Texas
Pretty much year-round
70 at night, 76 during the day if I'm away, 73 during the day if I'm around
I have Icynene foam insulation, which is probably the best decision I made when I had the house built in 2009. My electric bill (have electric heating) has averaged under $70 per month throughout my stay.
there are many of us that have been pushing alternative energy since the 70s. i have been a fan of alternative energy since 1974 when i attended an energy seminar at the university of arizona.
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