10-08-2012, 05:12 AM
"One-size-fits-all" doesn't.
I'll grant that PV has its limitations, but to say "the answer will not be to put solar panels on every home" is about as useful as "don’t just eliminate Geothermal as one of the options".
Electricty is a simple supply/demand equation: the big energy companies want to build more supply so they can profit by meeting demand. Supply costs are then multiplied by the overhead of delivery.
Reducing consumption has a far better return on investment than construction of new power sources. How about "don't just eliminate conservation as one of the options"?
I'll grant that PV has its limitations, but to say "the answer will not be to put solar panels on every home" is about as useful as "don’t just eliminate Geothermal as one of the options".
Electricty is a simple supply/demand equation: the big energy companies want to build more supply so they can profit by meeting demand. Supply costs are then multiplied by the overhead of delivery.
Reducing consumption has a far better return on investment than construction of new power sources. How about "don't just eliminate conservation as one of the options"?