Where is America's Energy Policy? Why doesn't everyone in America have solar power by now?

Question

Small poor villages in India have solar power (and only solar power) built and maintain by the uneducated villagers who cannot read and write. Can't Americans do the same for themselves?

Answer 1

PV tech is expensive and only works when the sun is shining. Not the best solution when we have a delivery infrastructure for bulk power. Don't forget about all the batteries a solar set-up needs. Where do they go when they no longer hold a charge?

Nuclear is the best solution.

Answer 2

NO! American's consume way too much energy, so much that solar power is not enough. To put solar power in an average american home is worth around $10 000 and it will last you probably 5 years or so before you need to replace the solar cells. I did a little research about this a few year in the past.

Answer 3

Until recently solar power has not been a very feasible alternative. It was not very reliable and cost a great deal. It is moving forward though. I have a friend who is at this time getting a solar power business underway. He is beginning to get many big businesses interested in switching to solar energy. It is still rather expensive but much more competitive than it used to be.

Answer 4

No, don't you see? It would take money of the pockets of energy producers. The only way it is going to get done is to do it ourselves. So, that means in this country only the rich people can have solar power because the poor can't afford installation.

Answer 5

Probably a matter of size, climate, efficiency, etc.

Parts of North America do not always get sufficient sunlight to provide power with solar arrays.

The current efficiency of solar panels/arrays would not supply enough power for a small city for any significant time.

Answer 6

Cheney, "Kenny Boy" Enron and the SECRET energy policy meetings at the onset of the Bush team,,, it was an oil thing,, gas prices,, Iraq,,, get it

Answer 7

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