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Megan Said:

What would happen if everybody went solar/wind powered?

We Answered:

I've seen analysis where we'd run out of sunny ground space -- that it would take more solar panels than we've got room on earth for.

Wind power is an alternative. My grandparents used it for well water and electricity. But as soon as REA (rural electrical association?) came through with electricity-on-the-wire, they jumped at it. I guess wind-power wasn't strictly dependable, and the batteries were messy and dangerous.

There's a great deal of romance attached to solar/wind power, but if it were EASY, everyone would be doing it. It's not. However, there are things we can do, and it should be used more than it is.

I'd love to have solar-heated water . . . .

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