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   RM> are not nearly as efficient as they claim they are. My sister bought   
   RM> a bunch of solar panels and they don't make near the power claimed, not   
   RM> near enough to handle all their needs and they paid $80,000 for them.   
      
   DW>I see this a lot.  And here in Michigan, it's even worse since it's overcast   
     >much of the time **and** if you don't brush the snow off them, they produce   
     >nothing.   
      
   Yes, my sister talks about that all the time, plus the money saved,   
   since it's so much less than the original estimate, means that the   
   panels will wear out long before they pay for themselves, rather   
   than being paid off about half way through their estimated life.   
      
   RM> Nuclear is highly efficient but has very expensive waste product   
   RM> problems and it's horrendously expensive to build plants.   
      
   DW>The newer nuclear technology doesn't have nearly as big a waste problem.    
   And   
     >the expense is mostly due to gov't regulation (usually useless regulation).   
      
   There is new technology that is so efficient that it can use waste from   
   old nuclear power plants to make electricity, but those are a lot more   
   expensive to build. Maybe that's what you're referring to.   
   But you still end up with waste that is dangerous for several hundred   
   years rather than 25,000 years, but both numbers are a long term problem.   
      
   Another new thing is tidal generators on the ocean shores, but that   
   messes up a lot of shoreline. Some areas are super well set up for   
   that though like the Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia   
   in Canada. Depending on things the tide from low to high changes by   
   between 40 and 53 feet each day, so it's like loading up a waterfall   
   every day without having a one way river..   B)   
      
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