PV Gap

Norman Said:

wind and solar power?

We Answered:

For both wind and solar, you need storage (batteries), or a gasoline/diesel powered generator to back up the times, it doesn't work (night, no/to much wind).
You can diversify and make hot water with a simple, cost effective system (black tubing under glas on the roof), with water heating up during the day and then stored in a well insulated container. That is very effective and saves you a lot of electric (or gas) energie.
If you build your house with a very high insulation coefficent, you need very small amounts of energie for aircondition and heating.
In any case, there are massive amounts of options and I would recommend, to do a lot of research.
You can look into feeding energie you don't need into the power web and get paid for it.

Jennie Said:

Can wind and solar power supply all of America's needs?

We Answered:

But I have recently read that the un-citied space in the U.S. is adequate to lay out wind and solar generating plants to power the nation, ultimately. Thus, to your question, some folks think the answer is yes. Personally, I think the U.S. has the available power to run its own things without supporting Middle Eastern terrorist nations who send money to folks we know are terrorists (and many others we don't yet.) We could solve our own problems if we decided that WE will solve OUR problems (and stop solving everyone else's.)

Yolanda Said:

i live in queens ny with a huge flat roof i want to add solar or even wind power?

We Answered:

5 Years is a bit optimistic, unless power costs
go up, (as they well may).
Remember, you get a maximum of about 1 Watt per Sq. Meter of collector, and that's only for part of the day.
That "small A.C." may have to go.