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there aren't enough batteries to go around for everyone to have them, and they pollute in a big way, duiring mining, processing, manufacturing, recycling, disposal, etc.Batteries. I was at a State Park in Nevada in 2005 that was completely off the grid, ran everything off their own solar system.
Solar is a great supplement when the sun shines. It reduces the amount of coal that gets burned. But Solar will never be an alternative in the base load category. My point here is to make known the substantial difference between alternative and supplement....Coal and Nuclear are alternatives for each other, as each can support the base load on the grid. Combined cycle natural gas plants work better as a peak load source for now, perhaps they will find a way to make really big CCNG plants later. Problem with gas, when it gets really cold and the citizens are using gas to heat their homes, the pressure in the main lines drops, and the CCNG plants need that pressure. Last year in Texas, that happened. Gas plants had to shut down. Coal and Nuclear plants have fuel on hand, at least for a few weeks for coal. There is no way to store natural gas on site for any length of time.