Today, it was announced that the BLM will be taking comments about a proposed solar power plant near Primm, which is located south of Las Vegas, near the California border. The telling section is this: Three meetings will be held this month to gather comments from the public on plans to build two massive solar power plants on 7,840 acres of federal land near Primm....It would consist of two neighboring solar plants with a combined capacity of 400 megawatts
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/10/blm-seeks-comment-proposed-solar-plants-near-primm/#comments
The story doesn't say anything about cost. It also doesn't say how much money the Feds will put in. I am sure, money is not a big thing for the Obama administration but someone has to pay for it.
First, a 400 megawatt power plant is a drop in the bucket, but anything will help, I suppose. But the big problem is this: building on 7,840 acres is ok in Nevada. Building it in NYC, Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles or other large urban area just isn't practical. This is where the left and especially Obama, fail. They don't realize it it takes space and a lot of space to build these green energy plants. Where are they going to get the land in urban areas? Tear down existing buildings?
A couple months ago, Obama came out to Las Vegas and he toured a solar power plant by Nellis AFB. The plant is about 1 mile by about 1/2 and it only powers the base and not all of it.
Solar power is nice if you put solar panels on your house and just power your house. It is not practical for any big projects.
The liberals act on emotion, they don't think things out.
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Dan, who's advocating building massive solar plants in NYC, Milwaukee, or Chicago?
ReplyDeleteObviously those locations wouldn't be even close to ideal, given the fact that they don't get as much sun as someplace like, say, the Nevada/California desert, or perhaps even Arizona. I think solar energy can and should be used on a more widespread basis in those areas, and with a solid energy infrastructure, the energy produced by those solar power plants could then be sent wherever it's needed.
Zach, first, thanks for stopping by. I agree with you that in Nevada and other areas, it is more appropriate, though it will be much more expensive than coal or even natural gas.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the liberals don't want this. They want to get rid of the coal fired plants, even though, with technology, it can be burned fairly cleanly and is a lot cheaper than other forms of electrcity.
For urban areas, what is the solution? Wind power, solar? Of course not. The green solution in urban areas is just not feasible.