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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
Envision that roofs and sides of homes will be covered with solar panels. With the help of the Tesla batteries and geothermal heating and cooling, there will be no reason a house can be self-sustaining. Like Woodsy says, the technology is a ways off.
Thorium reactors are here and is a viable alternative. That along with wind farms, solar farms, etc. The NIMBYS will have a field day!
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I believe in the not-too-distant future (not in my time) there will no long be a need for telephone poles, powerlines and all the infrastructure that accompanies the transport of power. Instead, as BroadHopper envisions, all homes and businesses will be powered by advanced on-site solar and battery technology. Imagine a landscape unencumbered by ugly powerlines that everyone wishes we could bury but it's too expensive to do so large scale? Imagine a time when you don't need to worry about power failures or invest in generators. Imagine a time when fire doesn't power home heating equipment. Imagine a time when energy is cheap.