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Originally Posted by SteamWolf
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However, yes, solar or wind will work fine, in areas where it is viable. The cost of infrastructure and setup would mean it would need to be done on a large scale though.
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The problem is that "viable" means high conventional energy costs. In the US, solar doesn't make sense in most of the country. The places where it does, the cost of electricity is significantly higher, usually because of poor government regulation.
The exception is a place like Hawaii, where they don't have a ready source fossil fuel. The only alternative solution is small nuclear plants, and too many people freak out about that. Even though they have more nuclear reactors in Pearl than most states!