'Emissions-free' coal plant pilot fires up in Germany

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I'm actually quite sceptical of any scheme in which mega millions of Americans actually have to take an active role even to make a miniscule impact on overall energy usage. Imagine if the homeowner actually has to maintain and technically understand this equipment that is installed on their house. If it isn't worm-proof it's never gonna happen. Especially if they have to pay up front for it. Most idiots just want to flip a light switch and could care less what happens upstream of that.

Uh, the only difference is panels and a battery, which electricians are and will be trained to fix anyways.

Do you expect a homeowner to also be a plumber or electrician? Remember, most idiots just want to flush a toilet, turn on and off the shower, and, of course, flip a light switch.

Nope, there are professionals who work on these things for most as well.

And solarizing one's house is more than enough to run their house without even being on the grid, or, if they are extremely high energy consumers, take the route small and large businesses have taken and use it for reducing costs during peak energy times when it's most expensive. Houses run on solar energy are becoming increasingly popular. It requires a similar investment to that of a hybrid vehicle.

Solar is already out there. So...why isn't it being done by all these millions just yearning to be free of the oil companies?????

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As far as blaming the oil companies 100% for all the probems that beset America

Stopped reading there. In no way can one take serious an argument based upon this sort of straw man garbage.

Quite a detailed rebutal. The silence is deafening.