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What would it cost to power the United States from renewable resources, mainly solar?
We already have some solar, geothermal, hydro, wind farms and probably more, but what is the most efficient, and land saving way of producing extremely clean energy, and how can we figure out how many billions (or trillions?) of dollars it would cost to START UP or improve what we have to completely reduce the need for importation and use of crude fuels to create electricity. And would that not be a better use for trillions of dollars than health care reform? 
I was thinking take a number for total kWh used in US and figure out how many structures and solar panels and whatnot it would take to produce that much, and then the cost of the infrastructure to provide this much reliable power within a few years? I don’t know where to find the numbers 
There is no short cut to alternative energy, and it’s going to cost this country bundles over the next 25-30 years, and yes, before you ask, you, the taxpayers, will be footing the bill. Right now the U.S. has very little to no infastructure for new energy technoligy. The biggest sticking point is this. Right now, there is little to no demand for alternative energy. We will continue to pay through the nose in this country to import oil (we import approx: 60% and that is too much).
Much of our oil imports come from the middle east, and considering the volitile situation in that region of the world at present, these radicals could cut our oil supply at ANY time, leaving us vulnerable to a degree. Yes, we do produce some of our own oil in the U.S. but only about 40%, and our refineries are antiquated and wore out, and we have not built a new refinery since 1976! America has an abundance of oil and natural gas that is just waiting to be tapped. But, we have allowed ourselves to be bound by environmental laws, to the stage, where we can no longer gain access to our own natural rescources, and we have done this to ourselves! If that is not bad enough, we are now being faced with the same problems by radical environmentalists of whom are trying to stop the production of many alternative energy plants. They say it is dangerous to the environment. Is this making any sense to you? Can you see the inherent dangers here that we in this country are facing if we continue in accepting the status quo? We are doomed if we do, and we are doomed if we don’t. It will take at least 20 years for the U.S. to become somewhat self reliant on alternative energy. In the meantime, oil is the most affordable energy commodity that we have and we should be producing much more of our own in our own country and not spending millions of dollars importing the stuff. Things have got to change,
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