Comments by "" (@Rob_F8F) on "Where in the World: Quartzite and Greentech" video.

Solar can only the scaled to the anticipated need and the available daylight. A .5m panel to power an external light in a north state is fine. Try to power a refrigerator, a water heater, a space heater, and a computer or two in winter. The size of the solar panels needed would cover several rooftops at least.
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Oil rigs marring the landscape of North Dakota is fine but windmills in Upstate New York is an abomination. NIMBYism at its best.
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@cletushatfield8817 Curious that a person who derides the crutch of electrical gadgets would be commenting on a YouTube video. Was your comment tapped out on an iPhone 14?
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@cabanford Yes it was petty, but I hate scolds who use modern technology to criticize modern technology.
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@cletushatfield8817 Everyone believes that they "live with or without technology depending on where they are, what they want, current obligations, etc." You have managed to transform your original against-the-grain observation into an utterly anodyne one. Welcome, please join the rest of us.
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On a solar farm, panels are professionally maintained. On residential rooftop installations, maintenance is at the whim of the home owner. Leaves in the fall? The constant accumulation of dust and pollen reduce efficiency. Can the homeowner maintain the panels or do they have to hire someone. In either case, there's the possibility of deferred maintenance. If there is no maintenance, by Year 7, there efficiency is basically down to nothing.
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@ticarot Have you considered that if there were more windmills that there might be fewer oil rigs?
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@wisenber Reduce an availability of an enemy source to increase its cost in order to promote another energy source. So, basically, a tax on the poor.
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