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Old 11-06-2019, 03:25 PM   #23 (permalink)
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There's an 'accuracy' to their comment,when taken in it's proper context.
That's only one reason why 'blowing smoke' was in single quotes.

In the PNW we don't have to beat on the ground to get fuel and burn it. The advantage to electricity is that it's fungible. One source can be substituted for another.

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A friend is only going to attempt 1-kW (synthesized sign-wave inverter)for a power outage.
Scott Adams picked up the phone and called Tesla. OTOH Jehu Garcia has shown a $500 substitute:
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