[PrintOwners] Re: Prius delivery vehicle

[Steve Blatman]

John,

The issue with solar cells has more to do with the lifetime costs of 
the power generation than the space needed to do it.

Photovoltaic panels are nasty to manufacture (think "semiconductors", 
if you understand that process), have a limited lifetime (think 5 
years for amorphous cells, longer for crystalline), and are easy to 
damage (think "a rock through a window"). The lifetime monetary cost 
per kwh for photovoltaics is higher than nuclear, and it wouldn't 
surprise me to find that the environmental costs were higher.

Of course, once we start using photovoltaics at that scale, 
innovation will take a bite out of the costs, so I really can't say 
where we'll end up. For now, though, there's a reason that 
photovoltaics are only used in specialized applications (think remote 
cabins, traffic-monitoring cameras, train signals in remote areas, 
NASA, cross-ocean sailing, etc.), by dedicated fanatics, or where 
subisdized by the government.

Now, I disagree with you on disbanding Congress (and we'd probably 
disagree about which half to shoot), but I like the part about 
electrifying the Rio Grande....<g>

Steve



> Well, if I was President I would first disband Congress and then I would  
> take one or two of our lessor used and populated states like Nevada or Colorado  
> and just cover them entirely with Solar Cells. Hey, there are other places  to 
> gamble and ski so it isn't that big a deal and I think most Americans would  
> go for it, but I really wouldn't care.... I would be the "decider" and make 
> the  rules. If folks wanted to live beneath the solar cells that would be fine, 
> but  we would use 90% of just one or two of these states and use them to 
> generate  electricity for the rest of the country. 
>  
> We could consider other states like ND or SD but I'm not sure how much sun  
> they get year around. New Mexico is a possibility but all the illegal aliens  
> crossing over every day would probably vandalize the solar cells.... then  
> again, if we really do the solar cell thing right in Nevada and Colorado  we could 
> probably generate enough excess electricity to allow us  to electrify the 
> entire Rio Grande River and that would help solve another  big problem. Anyone 
> attempting to cross the river by swimming or wading  would be immediately 
> electrocuted, which would be a permanent solution at  least for them..... 
>  
> I have other ideas for generating more power and solving immigration  
> problems, but they would be considered too controversial! <g>
> 
> John  Stewart
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Steve Blatman
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