ICE v Electric: Cost and Emissions

[tirolski]

but, Texas is always going to be Texan.

It’s like herdin cats with the cats packin and/or in heat.

 

[Ripitz]

I could not read the article, but as of today, Texas has zero statewide programs to promote solar and Texas is one of the best states in the USA for solar. Texas does not have a net metering policy. This is pure fantasy to think that the Texas grid operators are going to set up a plan for homeowners with EVs to wire for net metering. Texas has had a residential building boom in its metro areas for the last 25 years, yet solar is almost nonexistent. Texas could have cut massive amounts of electric generation emissions if there were some incentives to add solar to new construction, but, Texas is always going to be Texan.

Got it. I guess we shouldn’t even try

 

[DomB]

Keep trying!

 

[x10003q]

Got it. I guess we shouldn’t even try

Absurd take away

 

[Campgottagopee]

I could not read the article, but as of today, Texas has zero statewide programs to promote solar and Texas is one of the best states in the USA for solar. Texas does not have a net metering policy. This is pure fantasy to think that the Texas grid operators are going to set up a plan for homeowners with EVs to wire for net metering. Texas has had a residential building boom in its metro areas for the last 25 years, yet solar is almost nonexistent. Texas could have cut massive amounts of electric generation emissions if there were some incentives to add solar to new construction, but, Texas is always going to be Texan.

X, in our community there are solar "farms" popping up all over the damn place. Not only are they ugly AF to me but my question is who is going to benefit from these? Some feel our electric bills will go down, that isn't going to happen, so why all the farms?

 

[tirolski]

Instead putting panels on the good farm land folks should put ‘em on the acres where they’ve been paying farmers not to plant stuff.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Instead putting panels on the good farm land folks should put ‘em on the acres where they’ve been paying farmers not to plant stuff

This would make too much sense, even still they're but ass ugly.

 

[trackbiker]

Instead putting panels on the good farm land folks should put ‘em on the acres where they’ve been paying farmers not to plant stuff.

I work in the Lehigh Valley where they are building warehouses like crazy. Some up to half a million square feet.(11 acres!) Unfortunately on mostly former farm land. Many of these have solar panels on the roof. Why they don't all have them on the roof is beyond me. Many use the solar power to charge forklifts or to make hydrogen to charge fuel cells to run forklifts.After the cost of the capital equipment required the energy is essentially "free".

 

[tirolski]

The Lehigh Valley is prime farmland.
It’s also prime location for distribution of stuffs to the megalopolis.
Amazon is building their new warehouse on the Liverpool golf course near where 81 and 90 cross paths.

 

[Ripitz]

I guess my absurd takeaway is

pure fantasy