PV Gap

Denise Said:

Why human kind doesn't use only solar (which is free and in great abundance) as a source of power?

We Answered:

This is because of two main reasons:

1) Solar power equipment is very expensive to install and keep running.

2) You need several solar panels to get only a few amps of power.

Kristina Said:

Should Obama propose a trillion dollar program to promote wind and solar power?

We Answered:

I think there are better ways of doing it besides printing another trillion dollars. Offer additional tax cuts to banks providing seed money to innovators. Changing government contracts to alternative energy sources wherever possible. Offer tax subsidies to new companies for the first two years of operation. For actual cash outlays, I would limit it to things like matching local money for building nuclear power plants. And, most horrible of all, increase gasoline taxes. The proceeds from this could be used to fund the other things, and it would also be a boon to auto manufacturers, as people who own gas guzzlers chose to buy more efficient cars. I know I'll get thumbs down for this, but it's disingenuous to believe that we can solve all of the country's problems without raising taxes.