re: #178 Coracle

I want to max out solar and wind capacity at the same time. Current tech, with no innovations could get us to 60% of our national power needs with solar/wind alone (Cost ~$400billion, time ~30 years including Grid and infrastructure improvements). Give nukes the balance. Keep some of the most modern coal plants on line for baseload emergencies.

Solar currently is 200-300 times the price of power generated by coal.
Wind is less, but still high.
So this would be a very expensive proposition.
Nuclear is only a little more expensive.