Well, if no one except the elites can afford it, supply WILL meet demand. All we need to do is kill off 80% of the worlds population, and viola- "green (or "clean" - but it ain't - mining nd processing is dirty.). energy" it is.
Plenty of materials , infrastructure, etc to go around then. And empty spaces out of view to put them on, and big ugly open pit mines out of sight/out of mind. Keep enough serfs around to work it...
Problem solved!
Yeah, fun shooter. It works for your situation.
Now multiply that by 8 billion people.
No dis - just math. It is why gold isn't used as currency world-wide.
Not to mention those who live in far northern or southern climates . where/when the sun don't shine (azzholes of the world?
). Often wind is pretty good in such places - but not always. Kotzebue.AK has windmills that power about 17% of their electrical needs when the wind blows and the mills aren't broken. It saves, I read, about a million gallons of fuel oil annually at the power plant. Dunno how the cost efficiency breaks down.
Nome has a wind farm too.
Wind and solar must always be considered supplemental, rather than primary.
Tidal and hydroelectric are more consistent and reliable sources of "clean" energy. Hydroelectric usually efs up river system ecologies, tho. All technology has "hidden" costs, which are often overlooked when convenient.
Are the Kennedys and other Hyanisport elites still blocking that wind farm that would f*ck up their view?
