Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
Powered by Pixie dust no doubt. Unless your power comes from coal or oil burning power plants. Then we are just burning fossil fuels but not getting the blood on our hands. Also there are nuclear powered Pixie dust generators. A whole different level of problems
Right, nuclear pixie dust comes with problems. However, according to what I've read, it does have the benefit of being low carbon and doesn't depend on the weather (sun doesn't have to shine, wind doesn't have to blow) making it suitable for baseload residential power.
However, both solar and wind are now cheaper than coal. Greenhouse gases aside, it doesn't make economic sense to burn coal for power any more, in many cases. Here's two U.S. power companies deciding it's cheaper to tear down old coal plants and replace with solar than to keep those old things running.
https://qz.com/1490832/two-utilities-promised-to-go-100-carbon-free-last-week/
And here's a pretty great overview of our energy choices, thinking about emissions and other practical concerns.
https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/eve...ricity-systems