Solar Power Plants

Living within seven miles of the first several solar energy plants that were built by Luz, I am familiar with the operations. Unfortunately, the company went bankrupt, and was taken over by another company--or two--which is now running the plants. Once the initial investments were lost, the plants were able to run at a profit, I believe. The idea is good, though expensive to produce. I hope the new company has better luck. --And the area they've chosen is indeed remote, though a lot of the Mojave Desert is more inhabited than you'd think.

I also live within 60 miles of a wind energy producing area. The wind mills are getting bigger and more sophisticated all the time, but they also have their problems. One of them is that they sometimes kill a number of passing birds. Another is the cost of producing electricity, and their upkeep.

Also nearby--within 80 miles--there are geothermal fields which produce electricity from superheated steam released from the ground. They are the most efficient electricity sources. But, of course, not everywhere has a geothermal "hotspot".

All these things, and many more, ned to be used as energy producing sources. And that is being done in California. Though like the rest of the country, things move slowly.

Robert Anton Wilson had a great idea in his Schroedinger's Cat Trilogy... move all industry into outer space. Lot more environmentally friendly that way.