On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 05:18:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

I think I spot a flaw in your plan to cover vast tracks of the
countryside with solar (PV) panels. You say we need 300GW. Well, if we
collected all the solar panels ever made, we would still be
approximately 287.6GW short.


CFL's are the answer (not) . They last 25 years (not).

Unlike wind turbines, they only last 19.

Whereas the CEGB Magnox stations seemed to last about 40.

DG