January 03, 2003
Barking Mad
Tallest tower in the world planned for the Outback
So this is the earth friendly alternate energy source we hear so much about from the likes of Viggo Mortensen. This has to be a hoax. A structure almost 4000 ft tall, 300 ft wide, with a dish 4 miles in diameter to produce a paltry 200 MW?
California ISO sez that we used 29,088 MW today. You do the math.
What are the stats on "leakage"?
I heard that if we unplugged most of
the appliances we always have on
standby (I bet I have 30 tiny clocks
in my house, from the microwaves
[yeah, we have 2 of those] to
laptops), we'd save some major power.
:)
Home conservation is a canard the Pols use
to pit us against each other for resources and gin up
the voter base.
It the industrial users that peg the MegaWatt meter
and why solar or wind as we currently know them will
not suffice to power a modern economy.
BTW- I will fix this fooking comment layout before
the weekend is out...it is making me crazy.
Posted by: feste at January 4, 2003 10:27 AM