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Originally Posted by pinballlooking
Our Chevy Volt just went to lifetime 201 mpg and we have gone 11,029 EV electric miles powered by the sun. This saved us from buying 515 gallons gas so far this year.
We also just hit the 6 month with Solar power we have made 9.05 MWh so far. I look at the sun different now. I don't care for cloudy days very much now either.
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PB,
I make enough power on cloudy days to surpass my usage.
I've been doing a lot of observing and reading so this statement isn't just my foolish thinking:
Any industrialized nation hoping to compete in the 21st Century world market must adopt an aggressive alternate energy policy.
France, with 75% Nuclear, is now buying power from Germany because it's cheaper than their Nuclear.
"Every hour, the sun radiates more energy onto the earth than the entire human population uses in one whole year."
Solar Energy and Energy Independence
"Renewable energy in Portugal was the source for 52%[1] of the country's electricity generation in 2010 - an increase of 28% in 5 years.[2]"
Source: Wikipedia
Rob