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   GW>The thing I don't understand is why does electricity coast so much. I think   
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     >r the systems are in place, which they've been there for years where I live,   
     >y don't require more money to produce the electricity, specifically hydro?   
   Wa   
     > falling out of the sky doesn't suddenly coast more each year, but somehow   
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     >ricity does.   
      
   There are some things about that, like solar panels and wind generators   
   are not nearly as efficient as they claim they are. My sister bought   
   a bunch of solar panels and they don't make near the power claimed, not   
   near enough to handle all their needs and they paid $80,000 for them.   
      
   A lot of countries built huge numbers of wind turbines and are now   
   just waiting for them to wear out so they can get rid of them.   
   One area mentioned installing enough to supply 25% of their power   
   but found, in reality, they only got about 6% out of them.   
      
   Nuclear is highly efficient but has very expensive waste product   
   problems and it's horrendously expensive to build plants.   
      
   Water generators are the best, but few areas have a good spot to   
   set that up. Not too long ago they were talking about a water   
   genertor plant (Hydro Electricity?) in Ontario that has been in   
   service so long that they have to convert the 25 cycle power to   
   60 cycle. We got rid of 25 cycle power in the mid 1950's.   
      
   I'm sure that one has paid for itself.   B)   
      
   For many decades we had so much of that that our power company is   
   called Ontario Hydro and most Canadians refer to all power as Hydro   
   (have you paid the Hydro bill?), something we have to avoid when   
   travelling in the USA or it gives us away as visiting Canadians..  B)   
      
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