Solar Now Provides Twice As Many Jerbs As The Coal Industry - GoFuckYourself.com

2MuchMark · 03-04-2017, 10:42 AM

You're welcome!

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As solar power keeps getting cheaper?and more and more of it is built as a result?the industry is also an increasingly important source of new jobs, adding workers at a rate nearly 17 times faster than the overall economy. Twice as many people now work in solar than in the coal industry, according to a new survey from the nonprofit Solar Foundation.

While 40 coal plants were retired in the U.S. in 2016, and no new coal plants were built, the solar industry broke records for new installations, with 14,000 megawatts of new installed power. Many of the jobs came from constructing massive solar plants like the Springbok Solar Farm, which is being built on a site that sprawls over 12 miles in the Mojave Desert.

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Sales, manufacturing, and other solar industry jobs are also growing throughout the country. Overall, 44 of 50 states doubled (or more than doubled) the number of solar jobs in 2016, according to the report. One in 50 new jobs in the country last year was in solar.

https://www.fastcoexist.com/3068125/...-coal-industry

Rochard · 03-04-2017, 10:51 AM

I saw this on your Facebook post. I am not surprised. Here in California nearly everyone has solar.

For me, I would love to have solar, but... I would have to get a loan to get solar and it would cost me $350 a month. My power bill is about $150 a month so from a financial standpoint it doesn't make sense. Even during the peak of the summer my power is still less than $350.

I think eventually the cost of solar will come down dramatically.

slapass · 03-04-2017, 10:52 AM

It is weird that half of our govt is still against solar. Can't have new fangled stuff you know.

brandonstills · 03-04-2017, 10:57 AM

Meanwhile...

California residents are forced to subsidize solar customers.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspi.../#464025a8722f

And Germany has blackouts when the weather changes.

Germany Facing Mass Blackouts Due To Wind And Solar Power | The Daily Caller

Solar is a cosmic joke. It's time to invest in real "alternative" energy sources like nuclear, thorium and helium-3.

Thorium:

Helium-3:

Bladewire · 03-04-2017, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

I saw this on your Facebook post. I am not surprised. Here in California nearly everyone has solar.

For me, I would love to have solar, but... I would have to get a loan to get solar and it would cost me $350 a month. My power bill is about $150 a month so from a financial standpoint it doesn't make sense. Even during the peak of the summer my power is still less than $350.

I think eventually the cost of solar will come down dramatically.

I started off slow and got a portable panel and paperback less than $150 and it powers our 2 phones, 2 tablets multiple times a day with 3 USB outputs to charge anything that plugs into USB

Grapesoda · 03-04-2017, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

You're welcome!

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https://www.fastcoexist.com/3068125/...-coal-industry

fuck a bunch of jerbs, and fuck this

hottoddy · 03-04-2017, 01:25 PM

Easy to provide jobs in a market heavily subsidized and funded with loans.

Barry-xlovecam · 03-05-2017, 07:10 AM

Fact: Solar Power doesn't work when it's dark.

Solar roof top hot water tanks have been around for years.
Battery technology has progressed a lot.
Telsa's power panel idea will have a future.
Solar power for the grid is limited in nature. Power grids distribute electricity not store it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmotic_power
Invest in osmotic power -- the potential is enormous

Once you have a cheap source of electricity you can make hydrogen for fuel.

03-04-2017, 10:51 AM	#2
Rochard Jägermeister Test Pilot Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORCAL Posts: 73,159	I saw this on your Facebook post. I am not surprised. Here in California nearly everyone has solar. For me, I would love to have solar, but... I would have to get a loan to get solar and it would cost me $350 a month. My power bill is about $150 a month so from a financial standpoint it doesn't make sense. Even during the peak of the summer my power is still less than $350. I think eventually the cost of solar will come down dramatically. __________________ “The choice is no longer between right or left. The choice is between normal and crazy.” - Sarah Huckabee Sanders YNOT MAIL \| THE BEST ADULT MAILING SOLUTION

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hottoddy Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PacNorWest Posts: 3,048	Easy to provide jobs in a market heavily subsidized and funded with loans. __________________ - *** -

03-04-2017, 10:52 AM	#3
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	It is weird that half of our govt is still against solar. Can't have new fangled stuff you know.

03-04-2017, 10:57 AM	#4
brandonstills Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,964	Meanwhile... California residents are forced to subsidize solar customers. https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspi.../#464025a8722f And Germany has blackouts when the weather changes. Germany Facing Mass Blackouts Due To Wind And Solar Power \| The Daily Caller Solar is a cosmic joke. It's time to invest in real "alternative" energy sources like nuclear, thorium and helium-3. Thorium: Helium-3: __________________ Brandon Stills Industry and programming veteran [email protected] \| skype: brandonstills \| ICQ #495-171-318

03-05-2017, 07:10 AM	#8
Barry-xlovecam It's 42 Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Global Posts: 18,083	Fact: Solar Power doesn't work when it's dark. Solar roof top hot water tanks have been around for years. Battery technology has progressed a lot. Telsa's power panel idea will have a future. Solar power for the grid is limited in nature. Power grids distribute electricity not store it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmotic_power Invest in osmotic power -- the potential is enormous Once you have a cheap source of electricity you can make hydrogen for fuel.