Our Solar/Alt Energy Future

[Woodznutz]

Reeves said of the $1.9 billion plant that is slated to create 2,000 jobs paying an average salary of $66,000 annually to build electric batteries to power commercial trucks.​

What will that do to the cost of those vehicles?

 

[Dragonlady]

How much did the new appliances cost, and is your attic insulation up to the new standard of R-49 to R-60? I upped mine to R-49 and it makes a big difference in heating and AC costs. Did it myself for about $300.

I didn’t buy them but the landlord overpaid for them. Given that the alternative is a laundromat at a cost of $20 to $30 a week, the units pay for themselves in less than a year.

 

[Grumblenuts]

What will that do to the cost of those vehicles?

The solar-plus-battery system can provide the “consistent, reliable power supply” that melting furnaces require — and at a cost that’s “comparable to traditional power sources,” said David Dugan, director of corporate communications for Timet’s parent company, Precision Castparts Corp.

You mean other than making the existence of such vehicles possible in the first place and creating a lot of skilled, domestic jobs?.. apparently not much. That is, unless you prefer "to make China rich."