A friend of mine tell a story about going to hear Ralph Nader speak.
Ralph went on and on about using solar collectors. Unfortunately he
was addressing an audience in the Puget Sound region. In this region
solar power works. But it works by having the sun evaporate water
from the Pacific ocean and using the rain and snow to power
hydroelectric plants.

Dan

Larry Jaques wrote in message


Nearly all alternatives are efficient and viable in small
quantities. But solar electricity/hot water should be part
of all new homes (+5% cost, 2-5 yr ROI, cheaper than building
more dam/nuke/natgas plants




But we could put all of it in Arizona or
Nevada. They wouldn't mind. Who needs those states? They both
have desert, too.