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@ DavidDuck:Germany got half of its power at midday on two days this past week from solar. We are approaching the summer solstice, and they had nice sunny weather.

Sure. Very true. What's also true is that Germany is entirely north of Maine. Northern Germany overlaps with southern Alaska.

I just see a massive contrast between Germany being the largest solar energy producer in the world, and the US, where mountain top removal and pumping undisclosed fluids in the ground are subsidized and growing ways of providing for power.

You are right by the way that Germany also gets a lot of its power from other renewable sources such as wind and biomass. As a Dutchman, I am embarrassed that the Germans are now the windmill country. That's supposed to by our thing.

There is no excuse for not plucking this low-hanging fruit.

by Jasper on May 31, 2012 2:06 pm • link • report

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