Re: AFRICA "RICH IN SOLAR, WIND POWE POTENTIAL"

Economic Democracy wrote:
> 
> "Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack )"  <[EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > Economic Democracy wrote:
> > >
> > > "Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack )"  <[EMAIL 
> > > PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > > Economic Democracy wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > BlackWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Economic Democracy) wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    The initial costs of setting-up wind and solar power
> > > > > >    systems is pretty damned high. Where are these poor
> > > > > >    nations going to get the money ? Oh wait ... I'll
> > > > > >    bet we're supposed to GIVE it to them ......
> > > > >
> > > > > Quick test: how many dollars per watt does PV cost? Not
> > > > > at your fingertips? Why not? Why the quick opinions without even knowing?
> > > > >
> > > > What do you mean by 'dollars per watt'?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Even today they can pay for themselves over their lifetimes..
> > > > > their lifetiems are 25+_ years, so that is an understatement
> > > > > since they can pay for themselves in 10, 15, ot 20 years at most..
> > > > > more like 10-15 years in sunny parts of Africa.
> > > > >
> > > > And what will the Africans do for electricity when the sun isn't
> > > > shining?
> > >
> > > Perhaps you are will intentioned rather than a provocateur or
> > > saboteur
> > >
> > You are a kook.
> >
> >
> >
> > > so we will politely mention that both
> > > questions are answered on page 1 of Solar power 101, in other
> > > words, read a bit. . .
> > >
> > In other words, you don't have a bloody answer.
> >
> >
> > <rest killed for extreme stupidity>
> 
> The "rest" included a link where you can
> find the answers to these questions and
> learn something.
> 
Solar power doesn't work at night. Wind power doesn't work when there is
no wind. I don't need any websites to know that that means it can't be
used to provide power at high levels of reliability without some form of
buffering.


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