<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 1:20 PM BillK via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The efficiency of PV solar panels continues to improve.<br>
So would waiting a few years for better panels be a good idea?<br>
(Though this reminds me of delaying computer purchases because next<br>
year's model will always be better). :)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You might think it's like the old FTL dilemma from sci-fi: if you invent a slow FTL drive, do you launch an expedition to nearby stars now or wait for a faster drive, in the hopes that the combined time of waiting then faster travel will be less than the travel time of the drive you have now?</div><div><br></div><div> But it's not. People are using energy now. The need is now.</div></div></div>