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(Solar) Power to the Masses

Posted by michael on from the spf-5000 dept.

D3 writes "This report on a solar power tower (pdf) looks extremely interesting. Maybe one day we can have international power lines where all the countries with lots of sunshine provide power to the rest of the world? How cool would that be?" The NY Times has a good article on solar power in Japan.

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  1. If it's going to make electricity cheaper... by xNoLaNx · · Score: 5, Funny

    then more power to 'em!

  2. but then by crow976 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the US would takeover those sunny countries.

  3. like in the California by amorico · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will the sunshine nations (OSEC) collude to create artificial shortages and drive up prices in the sunless nations. Rolling blackouts, $700 power bills. The best part will be when they say its the fault of the sunless nations for having draconian environmental laws.

    I'm really not this bitter in person.

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    "The plural of anecdote is not data." -- Roger Brinner