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In reply to the discussion: Busbar Electricity Prices at the Tehachapi Wind Farm This Evening. [View all]Happy Hoosier
(9,170 posts)We need to move away from centralized power production for the most part, IMO. It makes us vulnerable, and it doesn't expand easily.
We should embrace models that are modular, networked, and easily expandable.
Honestly, SPACE is not an issue in a very large portion of the country. Perhaps in the East, concentrated power production has some advantage, but I doubt that applies to 2/3 of the geography in this country. Where I live is miles and miles of corn and soy... no reason you can't put wind mills here, and there is wind a good 90% of the time.
Like I said, I am advocate of modern nuclear... especially innovative designs that user smaller, more localized production, but there is no reason to put all our eggs into one basket, IMO.