Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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And I still don't think that man can do anything to control the world's climate control or change the so-call global warming or cooling. Unless, man decides to build huge domes to cover populated areas where they can have climate control. Global Warming? Ok, so what? I enjoy warm, even hot weather. I doubt, I'll be around to see enough temp change to make a difference in my lifestyle. I'll leave all the worries to the Z generation, if they even have the intelligence to think given the drop in education quality in this country.
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To supply The Villages with electric power, you would need about a 400 MW solar farm. This would cost about $500M and take up about 1000 acres of land. You would also need battery storage to be completely independent of outside power sources. If you wanted
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We need to mine extra hard and tear up way more land to get our battery production going. We also need more factories to make batteries and tear down some of these windmills that are killing so much wildlife. When will we figure out what to do with all this dangerous waste from broken solar panels and nuclear reactors?
Just do all this and our environment will be fine…
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As an example. Our local village shop here in UK is powered by solar energy. It is roofed with solar tiles, and powers lighting, fridges, freezers etc. Excess power generated is sold to and diverted into the National Grid. In evening when no solar energy, shop buys back power from grid at national rate. No batteries needed or involved. In the four years it has been running its electric cost has been in profit. Installation costs are the only outgoings, and will be paid off in 5 more years. Given the amount of sun and daylight we get here in UK compared to Florida, I still maintain The Villages, and for that matter Florida are way behind the times and missing out on a source of energy that could lower costs dramatically. Sometimes a little vision of the future, and what is down the road is needed. Do I have it? No. Installation costs and upheaval involved in our present house would be prohibitive, but if I was building a new house, I wouldn't hesitate to install. JMHO. |
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Is there really enough land around the Villages? Since I don't feel like looking it up, let's assume the 1,000 acres is correct. With a density of about five homes per acre here, that would require giving up an area that would otherwise be used to construct 5,000 new homes or about two year's worth of construction. If the developer gets even 10% of the price of the new home as profit then at $400K per home that would come out to about $200M in lost profit. Is it realistic to believe the developer would forego $200M worth of profit from new homes to build a solar farm to supply existing homes? Will the electric company purchase excess power? There was a bill defeated last year that would have stripped much of the profitability of selling rooftop solar electric back to the company. Is it likely that the electric company would not fight tooth and nail to save themselves from having to purchase solar from a 1,000 acre farm? They would already be taking a loss of income from 80,000 homes so they certainly would not be interested in paying money back to those homes. If excess electric cannot be sold back to the company then it will take more than four years to pay back the initial investment. Could it be done? Sure, nearly anything can be done. Is it feasible? I don't see a lot of companies currently attempting it which might be an indication that it is not.
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I believe one of the issues with solar in Florida is the abundance of cheap electricity. This can result in a relatively long payback period for a solar installation. Also, the panels continue to drop in price so there is some incentive to wait.
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Lagging behind WHAT? Jumping on the bandwagon of the largest scam in human history? Like Adolf said, the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.
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I go on missions for the here and now. To me, changing and adapting makes sense. Are you so certain that this devastating weather pattern will end in one year? Two? Three? How many? In the meantime, I believe it is wise to make plans and to place them in action. The USA is not doing much. Is our country right? Are the other countries wasting their time and money? It is not a gamble I would like to make. If the devastating weather pattern continues, those who have not adapted will suffer the most. Last edited by margaretmattson; 11-15-2023 at 11:02 AM. |
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Here in UK electricity is expensive We have loads of solar and wind farms, so someone must be making a profit from them Farmers queue up to have them on their land, as they are well paid for the land used, and of course big Government subsidies (Tax payers money) are paid as well. They reckon about 12 years for normal use domestic solar payback time in UK. |
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It cracks me up when alarmists scream the oceans are rising. Yes, they are rising and have been for the past 50,000 years. Ancient underwater cities used to all be above the water line. Yet, you hear them scream like there is something new or something can be done. They should rely more on evidence and science and less on political agendas.
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Global Warming is Hogwash….just another way to Control You and get Your Money!!!
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Months later, the river is still at low levels. This is reducing the amount of grain and other crops that can be sent by barge. Many farmers have lost $25,000 to $50,000 this season due to this inability to ship their crops. One slight variance in the planet, in this case high ocean water and low river water, can create economic disaster and even famine. Alarming situations, like my example, are occurring around the world. This is not humorous . Unless, you can survive without food and water. If you can, then laugh until your "extraordinary" belly aches. Last edited by margaretmattson; 11-18-2023 at 03:31 AM. |
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I personally am not entertained by someone’s misery. I just know what I see as out of our control. Can you change the Earth’s rotation speed? Can you make the Earth tilt more or less than its 28.5 degrees? Can you make it orbit closer or farther from the sun? All these events happen, but I don’t think you can control them.
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Everywhere “ Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'.”—-Tennyson Borta bra men hemma bäst Last edited by Normal; 11-18-2023 at 07:44 AM. |
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