[ExI] Small scale solar payback time (was Re: Planetary defense)

[BillK]

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Damien Sullivan  wrote:
> Well, wind picks up some concern about bird kills, and big solar
> projects in national monuments like the Mojave might get some
> opposition.  And there's always NIMBYism, though that's not really
> environmentalism.
>
>

The 'good' news is that nations appear to be already struggling with
high energy prices. This probably indicates that the existing energy
industries are reaching the peak of supply / prices that they can
extract from the world economy. Once they cannot squeeze much more out
of the old energy industries you will see them invest big in the new
energy systems. The move away from fossil fuels will come eventually.

Quote:
Energy Shortages Spreading:
Rationing in China, Pakistan, Venezuela, Japan, Argentina;
China Resorts to Punitive Prices to Curb Demand

<http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/05/energy-shortages-spreading-rationing-in.html>

Electric power shortages caused by insufficient water levels at
hydroelectric stations in some places, and unaffordable oil prices in
others, have led to rationing, blackouts, and other problems.
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BillK