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Until we get fusion power, a big part of the problem is that generation has to happen so far away from where you live. There has to be pressure, either governmental or monetary for having people produce some of their own power right at home. Make home builders put in geo-thermal systems on new homes, have big box stores put enough solar panels on their roofs to be able to run the store except for heating and AC. Make people more independent and less reliant on the power companies. I know I will be looking into buying some solar panels for my house since it would meet my needs and produce the power I require.
The southwest could be 100% powered by sun. Texas to California, Nevada and Utah could build simple solar reflectors and heat oil in a black pipe. They have a few of them already. It isn't too hard to build. They can build a few nuclear power plants to generate nighttime power and supplement the daytime AC use. And the more people that generate their own power, the less the power companies will have to produce.
But I am getting tired of the whole attitude that I have, "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." Companies aren't producing what I want and have no incentive to change, government isn't regulating or forcing the people or companies to change, and individuals don't care unless their lives are effected directly.
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