Elon Musk revives his plan to power the United States entirely on solar: “All you need is a 100 by 100 mile patch in a deserted corner of Arizona, Texas or Utah (or anywhere) to more than power the entire USA.”

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[–]FormosaOolong 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

What if that huge array was actually the backup, and we allowed (subsidized, streamlined) energy independence to everyone with the capacity to have it. Solar panels, quiet turbines, ever-better batteries, and feed-backs to the grid. Wouldn't it be sensible to stop making this a for-profit but rather a for-humanity endeavor?

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As if "they" would allow that.

It's brilliant but challenges their full spectrum dominance.