Climate Change Update........

[foszoe]

I’m not opposed to solar panels. If they made financial sense I would have covered my acreage in them. Maybe it’s time to revisit.

I threw geothermal in the ground because after tax credits and stuff it paid for itself less than 5 years.

I just had a water heater go out and with the tax credits, it was equivalent cost to put in a hybrid water heater. By the time I circ the reject heat from the geo though I don't know how much I will actually gain.

Been watching solar for a few years now. I weigh two things, financial payoff and self sufficiency. It's getting close enough I may pull the trigger. If the Republicans win and try to kill the financial incentives I will probably pull the trigger.

 

[Scott58]

I’m not opposed to solar panels. If they made financial sense I would have covered my acreage in them. Maybe it’s time to revisit.

I've got 2160 watts of solar and it paid for itself in about 6 years. Having said that, I did all the work myself. I've got 600ah of batteries and they are deep cell not lithium and I'm not running 100% solar. I really don't believe in an all or nothing scenario. I did have to replace the batteries at 7 years at a cost of $1200. I have a gas furnace for the winter, but all kitchen appliances are electric including the stove. For my usage it probably takes care of about 70% of my total usage in normal circumstances. In an emergency I could certainly get by with it. I keep spare charge controllers and several inverters around just in case. It will pay for itself, just keep your head out of the clouds and stay away from the $60,000 installs.

 

[oze]

Interesting video. But holy crap, I had to mute it after about 10 seconds of Peter and the Wolf. Unmuting near the end seemed to imply that it never stopped. ARRRRGH! MY EARS!!!!!

 

[Expat]

Surely we can all agree that everyone that voted for Brandon should be required to buy an EV.

 

[wtburnette]

Surely we can all agree that everyone that voted for Brandon should be required to buy an EV.

And be neutered so they don't reproduce.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Good ideas, those that customers will beat a path to your door to buy, do not require government subsidies. More evidence that everything the government involves itself in perverts and corrupts…and the taxpayer gets stuck with the check.

 

[Leadeye]

At the end of the day all of the US car industry, once the dominant manufacture of the world, will end up in the hands of foreign companies. I predict Ford will be the last to go. Like American consumer electronics, the factories will be empty. Leadership will simply look the other way and pocket the cash.

 

[Leadeye]

Surely we can all agree that everyone that voted for Brandon should be required to buy an EV.

The government won't mandate electric cars until the Chinese have a solid seller. When you see that, American cars will be finished.

 

[foszoe]

Good ideas, those that customers will beat a path to your door to buy, do not require government subsidies. More evidence that everything the government involves itself in perverts and corrupts…and the taxpayer gets stuck with the check.

EVs are just easy targets for today though. Name something we buy that isn't govt subsidized. Let's start with the necessities...food, shelter, clothing....then we can move to planes, trains, and automobiles.

Then jobs, education etc

 

[Ingomike]

EVs are just easy targets for today though. Name something we buy that isn't govt subsidized. Let's start with the necessities...food, shelter, clothing....then we can move to planes, trains, and automobiles.

Then jobs, education etc

EV’s are targets because they are tools of the international one world order to gain control.

 

[foszoe]

EV’s are targets because they are tools of the international one world order to gain control.

And the food supply isn't?

 

[printcraft]

And the food supply isn't?

Nevermind the dozens of food production plants across the country mysteriously bursting into flames…

 

[Ingomike]

And the food supply isn't?

Nope. EV’s are a transition from the independence ICE vehicles give the masses to more controlled means of transportation…

 

[foszoe]

Nope. EV’s are a transition from the independence ICE vehicles give the masses to more controlled means of transportation…

The tracking devices that are going into every car regardless of how its powered are doing that already.

I never figured you would not realize this.

 

[foszoe]

Nevermind the dozens of food production plants across the country mysteriously bursting into flames…

You have an interesting criteria to judge things...sounds like someone that has experienced explosive hairspray issues all over that beautiful body of yours

 

[DadSmith]

The cheapest energy is coal fired electric. Next is nuclear power.
Both are efficient.

Why are we changing to expensive inefficient energy?

 

[jwamplerusa]

Why are we changing to expensive inefficient energy?

Because someone can make more money off of it, Than they can off of efficient and existing effective means of electrical power Generation.

 

[foszoe]

The cheapest energy is coal fired electric. Next is nuclear power.
Both are efficient.

Why are we changing to expensive inefficient energy?

Where does hydro fit ?

 

[DadSmith]

Where does hydro fit ?

Cost to build.
Places to build are limited.
Droughts affect them.

 

[actaeon277]

Cost of electricity by source - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org