KittenKoder
Senior Member
Wind, solar, wave, slow current, and nuclear.
All of those with the exception of nuclear make up less than 15% of our nation's power. There is a reason the the steam plants (mostly nuclear and coal-fired), make up the nation's 'baseline' (plants that run 24/7/365): they are reliable and relatively, inexpensive. If you 'regulate' them out of existance, electrical energy costs will skyrocket and the people living on fixed incomes are the ones that will suffer. They will not be able to afford (or it will be even harder to afford) running their air conditioners in the summer or electric heat in the winter.
Funny, those that claim to care the most, hurt the weakest without thought.
Wind, at present, is on the par with dirty coal for cost. Without the downstream costs of coal.
Solar will soon be the cheapest of all, and capable of generation in any part of the nation.
Wave is being worked on right now off of the coast of Oregon, and looks good.
Slow current is a brand new technology, and looks like a real winner.
Horses once made up the baseline of this nations transportation. Somehow, we manage to do without them now.
Yet ... nothing has replace the Automobile ...