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Real men like nukes"
Agreed--and steam, too!
My point is that according to where one lives, particular kinds of energy are feasible. That includes the winds in places like mine and with the right equipment for small turbines, which must be homebuilt for now. Commercial turbines with small alternators on small hubs burn up here. ...don't know about the gigantic turbines for power companies.
Men at work.
http://www.otherpower.com/turbineplans.shtml
Larger project (requires beer and friends).
http://www.otherpower.com/turbineplans.shtml
Warning: that site contains truths about wind power--may cause brain shorts in politicos on both sides of the socialist debt regime (Democrat federal and Republican local).
Thanks to northeastern constituents, one county near me--mostly Republican county, no less--requires that wind turbines be commercially built and of a specific certification. They burn up and seize. Same with collectors for solar radiant heat (Florida SRCC crap). They're much better homebuilt in my area (now iron glazing being unnecessarily costly and regular tempered being better with so little atmosphere above).
There are no trees here, at over 9,000 feet. Many people come from Germany or Austria (same thing) and complain, "Wheah ah der twees? No twees? I vant der twees! I can't live vidout der twees!"
Solar radiant heating systems work well to various extents in most parts of the USA. Wood is least costly in some places (wood stoves, boilers, etc.). Nuclear energy is best for large power plants in many.
I wish nuke power were readily available for civilian ground vehicles.