Hello all
I think its time to start a thread about trying to figure ways to become Electrical Energy independent.Doing away with oil and coal as a power source. God knows where going to need it for sure when we go to total electric vehicles.
Make some recommendations no matter how silly or far out they may seem.We the ones that like to discuss things of this nature will let you know if they might fly or not.
Myself I think we might have gotten off the track a little in going so big in wind power.I know wind power is a proven and cheap source. But it is not continuous and the technology of converting it to dc to save it and back to ac is very
expensive or takes very expensive hardware.
I myself think our oldest way of generating power is the cheapest and least expensive and that would be Hydroelectric. I think about 12 or maybe 15 percent of our electric power is generated this way,and it has aways been dependable. Why not try and increase this to maybe 80 percent and use wind and solar to pick up the remainder?
I think atomic is fine with all the safeties but it so expensive to man and maintain is it really worth it, just my opinion.
Anyway whats your ideas?
Ronald
I think its time to start a thread about trying to figure ways to become Electrical Energy independent.Doing away with oil and coal as a power source. God knows where going to need it for sure when we go to total electric vehicles.
Make some recommendations no matter how silly or far out they may seem.We the ones that like to discuss things of this nature will let you know if they might fly or not.
Myself I think we might have gotten off the track a little in going so big in wind power.I know wind power is a proven and cheap source. But it is not continuous and the technology of converting it to dc to save it and back to ac is very
expensive or takes very expensive hardware.
I myself think our oldest way of generating power is the cheapest and least expensive and that would be Hydroelectric. I think about 12 or maybe 15 percent of our electric power is generated this way,and it has aways been dependable. Why not try and increase this to maybe 80 percent and use wind and solar to pick up the remainder?
I think atomic is fine with all the safeties but it so expensive to man and maintain is it really worth it, just my opinion.
Anyway whats your ideas?
Ronald