Originally Posted by Gunfighter

We are racing into an electric powered utopia without a complete grasp on the consequences. Replacing fuel tanks with cobalt for energy storage shifts the balance of power to cobalt rich countries (Congo). Abandoning fossil fuel energy production in favor of silicon panels shifts the balance of power to China and Russia where 90% of the world's silicon is produced. Government intervention in the oil industry should be enough proof for anyone that having a "Climate Czar" pushing "green energy" is a really, really bad idea.

Government intervention results in lower standards and fewer choices than what industry can deliver and what consumers want. Look at the telecom industry after the government sanctioned monopoly was disbanded. I think an electrified future is a beautiful thing, choosing the best path there will make a world of difference.

I love the concept of local energy generation. Let's do so in a manner that doesn't empower a new group of pariahs to build the generation and storage systems required.