Our President has begun his "All of the above" Energy Justification campaign swing. Everyone should consider that when he pushes solar or wind investments with our tax dollars, it is still not possible to get rid of the coal or natural gas or nuclear plant that is the mainstay of our electrical system.
We will still need that back up generator, the entire infrastructure including the people to man the plant. The current generators must always be on call to provide full power anytime the wind does not blow or the sun does not shine. One cannot run an advanced economy, including factories, houses and hospitals, etc. on part time, "potential" unreliable generation.
In summary, even if all the Federal tax dollar investments were successful we might save some coal or natural gas but the savings will be lost to the absolutely necessary double investment in the secondary electrical generation.
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