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Originally Posted by Ryland
I realize that we are not worth a whole lot and that renewable energy can get pricey but you could say that the cost to build any new form of power generation is going to cost more then the net worth of the people who are going to use it, coal powered power plants take more then 25 years to pay back the investment it took to build them, nuclear is over 35 years, wind is 4-7 years although it can be 10 to 15 if it's a smaller wind turbine and solar is closer to being on par with coal for pay back at 15-25 years.
So while I don't have enough money in my bank account right now to install enough solar on my house to take care of all of my electrical use including charging my electric car, I could in the next 1 to 3 years and that is taking in to account that I work 20 hours a week and am waiting to hear back from the local solar electric installer on current prices.
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What's your estimate to build a complete Interstate Highway system today from scratch. The original estimate was 40 Billion. Today, probably 40 trillion.
In the same time period they like to claim inflation is only 700%, but that is 10,000%. So much for claims and estimates by people with agendas.
"Just pass the bill, then we will figure out how much it cost"
Give me a million dollars and I will build a car that gets twice the mileage and costs less than the cheapest car you can buy today.
Do you believe that?
I guess not, so I will build it myself, thank you. It will cost you nothing when it is implemented and start saving you the day you start driving. Then you can take that money and buy your solar panels (although I wouldn't trust the chinese ones to not burn down your house). Then convert your cheap car to battery electric with the "estimated" 3 times more efficient batteries we will have in 5 years and you will have free fuel, that cost you basically nothing.
There you go from "I don't know where the money will come from" to "it wont cost you anything".
regards
Mech