NREL Study: Solar Power could provide 100 Times the Amount of Current U.S. Electricity Needs!

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24. The purpose of my comment was to put this report in prespective

Basically, the numbers indicate Solar Energy can NOT replace oil, thus a major restructure of our society will be needed (i.e suburbia and its use of automobiles will become a thing of the past). On the other hand, it also indicates that a total collapse of out society will NOT happen, we will still be around in 2100, but as different from today is from the predominantly rural America of 1912.

AS to Germany and China embracing Solar, Germany seems to be headed that way, but China is clearly into Solar to make money NOT for its own use (China wants to use more coal and oil then it wants to embrace Solar). China domination of the Solar Market today is a product of a decision of China to become the big player in Solar due to its high profit margins i.e a lot of people will pay extra to have something "Solar" and Chain wants to be the source to fill that need. For internal use China is committed to more automobiles for its people AND to increase the use of coal (Which china has been mining extensively).

Even the German's plan for Solar has run into some road blocks, but at least I can say the Germans truly want Solar power to work, something I can NOT say about the Government of China.