The problem is the Grid, and being smart about energy.
Until I see the Oil and Gas people and their families drink the water, I will not accept any of their hype..........
The whole energy process is ridiculous........1. We pollute the mountains, streams, and workers to extract coal, oil, gas, minerals........ 2, We spend fossil fuel polluting methods to transport the coal, oil, gas, minerals to an "Energy Production Plant", generally far from the source........ 3. The Energy Production Plants" produce more pollution, usually in combustion processes, to create energy - electricity which is far from the usage customers....... 4. The energy produced is sent on The Grid Infrastructure, which needs constant maintenance, is prone to breakdowns from natural disasters and old age before it delivers the energy to the consumer.......5. The Grid is outdated and needs constant management to try to prevent outages because it can not supply the needs.........6. The customer is forced to support an overly expensive system by paying taxes to the government to maintain the grid, AND paying increasingly costly monthly utility bills, and trying to abate the pollution caused by it........7. The whole system is not able to be controlled or operated economically because of the overly complicated system operated by unavailable forces unaccountable to the customers or nearby populations.
Take away the subsidies, and it is obvious that the Grid system is unnecessarily and stupidly expensive........
Replace the Grid system with more local and smaller alternative systems networked, and the costs, pollution, maintenance, taxes, utility bills, all go down. The added plus is that it is controlled locally and you have a better chance of controlling it.........
I have lived off the grid for over a quarter of a century on an old system with no loss of electricity, and no problems. I have all of the electricity I need, and all of the electric toys that a modern home has. I am now switching any gas or combustion needs to electric because it is so cheep, reliable and abundant for me as I produce my own supply. All this from an antiquated system which still works fine. Yes I could upgrade it, but I do not have to. My only wish is for the batteries to get better.
