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Solar's Dead Cat Bounce May Be Over

You also need to reconsidered the average American Dream House. First, your water can easily be heated by a non-electric panel. My father puts a blanket over his because it super heats. You can purchase holding plate freezers and refrigerators that need power one hour a day. You can install spot electric heaters to supplement on cloudy days. Early adopters of solar need to compromise, but the more you use it, the cheaper it will get.

It is possible to rethink the massive Russian Stove with circulating solar hot water. Germany has homes that almost heat themselves with heat exchanger technology and super insulation. This is not Star Wars. It is all here today.

I pass an Amish farm and it has a wind turbine on the roof of the main house and it is always spinning. People living on boats have no trouble at all meeting their energy needs. A gas/diesel generator is supplemental. We need better batteries and we are home free. Someone will get a wrecked Prius and drive a boat with the parts.