Lets take 1/3 of Arizona (just the flat desert parts), and using just 600 W/m^2 (which is around 1.07x10^11 m^2). You get around 8.025x10^10 KWh.
Right now all that energy is just being used into baking rock into sand (well and driving the water cycle, wind currents, and a few other things).
Current Country wide (in the US) production of electricity is around 3.992x10^12 KWh so it's not all that inconceivable to see the value of Solar.
Yes, it needs to get better. Yes it needs to be maintained. Yes it needs to be funded. But the Sun will still be pumping out photons for millions of years after the last drop of petroleum is pumped out of the earth.
Long term, it needs to be moved into orbit. But solar is the only real choice for future power.
For all the never been married straight women - here's words to live by...
"I appreciate that Tom isn’t Brad Pitt, but then I’m no Angelina Jolie either."
So many of our getting older single women friends are holding out for Mr. Perfect - and they don't realize that A) there is no such guy, and B) even if there were, he certainly wouldn't have to settle for THEM.
It's a RonCo Point-o-matic. It points up, it points down, it will even point at Aunt Betty (cut to camera two, cue laughtrack then applause). If you've ever needed to point at something, and who hasn't, then you NEED the Ronco Point-o-matic.
Every narcissist I've met told me that.
That's half right.
It's still a boatload of energy.
Lets take 1/3 of Arizona (just the flat desert parts), and using just 600 W/m^2 (which is around 1.07x10^11 m^2). You get around 8.025x10^10 KWh.
Right now all that energy is just being used into baking rock into sand (well and driving the water cycle, wind currents, and a few other things).
Current Country wide (in the US) production of electricity is around 3.992x10^12 KWh so it's not all that inconceivable to see the value of Solar.
Yes, it needs to get better. Yes it needs to be maintained. Yes it needs to be funded. But the Sun will still be pumping out photons for millions of years after the last drop of petroleum is pumped out of the earth.
Long term, it needs to be moved into orbit. But solar is the only real choice for future power.
"I appreciate that Tom isn’t Brad Pitt, but then I’m no Angelina Jolie either."
So many of our getting older single women friends are holding out for Mr. Perfect - and they don't realize that A) there is no such guy, and B) even if there were, he certainly wouldn't have to settle for THEM.
Mmmm Pie - Chocolate - Medium Please
One point does not a data set make.
Sounds like another way for the insurance companies to charge you $135/bandaid.
Hard to believe people in modern society still wear something oh so 18th century.