Originally Posted by
dogpilot
That's why most wind farms are in places that blow constantly, i.e Kansas, continental divide, and solar in vegas, cali, Phoenix, etc. it works, stop being ignorant. It is viable, perhaps not ready for a complete replacement, but nevertheless viable. I'm no tree hugger, but this energy is better in the long run.
Why the hate? Did I insult you? What i saud is true. Of course, the wind mills are in windy locations and solar in sunny places, but they still haven't figured how to store it when the demand is for times when the wind doesn't blow or solar energy is weak (think clouds). The alternate sources are very peaky and their peaks don't always match peak demands, hence the baseload problem.
GF