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Air Force embraces solar power
| Quote From Source: | The largest solar power plant in North America will soon be providing electricity to an Air Force base in the Nevada desert.
The military says the plant, scheduled to power up at Nellis Air Force Base by the end of the year, shows that solar energy can effectively meet part of the country's energy needs.
"It allows the Air Force to show its leadership in applying renewable energy and new technology to reduce our needs to use traditional forms of electric power," says Maj. Don Ohlemacher, operations flight chief and acting commander of the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron at the base.
But the project also demonstrates something else: the considerable constraints that continue to limit the viability and growth of solar electric power in the USA.
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Well, I think it's sink or swim time for alternative energies |
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Sunpower (SPWR) was up 3.86 today.
They should take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity sort itself out.
Please check out our new website at www.globalwarmingisnotreal.com |
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i think alternatives will be fine. as time goes on, the middle east and greed of oil companies will only continue to squeeze its grip around our countries balls and that will be enough to keep alternative energy going. |
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Government doesn't want to help but there is enough money from the private sector going into these stocks to do all kinds of neat things.
They should take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity sort itself out.
Please check out our new website at www.globalwarmingisnotreal.com |
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chrisisasavage
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Hopefully market demand will trump market control. |
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