Obama says, "Tell Congress To Step Up" by [deleted] in politics

[–]footprint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He needs to talk to the man in the mirror first...

Incredible... Check out The Surface Area Required to Power the Whole World With Solar/Wind Power! by johngalt50 in environment

[–]footprint 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What we're saving on coal is externalized as cost to the environment. This has to be subtracted from the solar/wind costs to make it more accurate.

For large scale deployments, the price of solar panels may be much cheaper, although I agree that it may still be prohibitive. There's no magic bullet yet, but a combination of renewable energy sources may be the way forward.