re: #173 Eclectic Cyborg

I concede these points but consider if Solar power was being used to its maximum capacity everywhere in the country it could be. I wonder how that would change the picture of American energy?

No, it couldn’t be. Here in Chicagoland we often have entire weeks at a time which are overcast in autumn and winter, sometimes up to 2 weeks without direct sunlight. Solar won’t work well here, and transmission inefficiencies mean that sending power from regions where solar is more practical isn’t viable at this time.