The hard facts about renewables
We are closing in on nine years of rooftop solar. Even though 2/3 of the cost was paid by Ameren and by a tax rebate, we still haven't made back our investment in savings on electric bills.
Most electricity in Missouri is generated by burning coal, so we have the satisfaction of knowing we offset a substantial amount of that.
In the end, solar and wind power result in a lot of environmental destruction in their normal life cycle, and there's the intermittency problem. Getting more energy from nuclear is the only real solution for industrialized nations. If you're skeptical, watch this short TED talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-yALPEpV4w
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