02-04-2011, 12:51 PM
quote:FREE...really? You honestly think so? REALLY?
Originally posted by silverpenny10
Electricity is FREE, from solar, wind, geothermal, etc...
Solar...hmmm...works only when the sun is shining...need to store it's energy for evenings and cloudy days...hmmm...how to do that...oh...ok...buy batteries...those are FREE!!!! But wait...then there's maintenance on the batteries...and they don't last forever...maybe 4 years...but no matter...they're FREE!! Hmmm...shipping batteries to Hawaii...if you order more than $25 from Amazon.com...they ship FREE!!! Yeah...that's the ticket we'll buy our batteries from Amazon!
Wind....hmmm...works only when the wind is blowing and not reliable enough to sustain full-time production...hmmm...how to do that...see storage above...remember...it's FREE!!!
Geothermal...hmmm...gotta drill a hole...inject water (which is free)..and then catch the steam that escapes (not to mention steam is taxed as mineral rights from the state)...turns a turbine(those are free). Gotta maintain the turbines...and make sure they don't rust...and of course all the good folks at Puna Geothermal are volunteers...and they work for FREE....
Hmmmmm...I guess Mr Tucker is right...TANSTAAFL!
"What? Me Worry?" - Alfred E. Newman
"Vote with your money!"