Green energy is extreemly expensive , it would,nt even be considered in the private sector if the government was,nt subsidizing it . We should be building nuclear power plants like crazy ! Forget solar and wind power as our main sources of power.I,m a master electrician, I think I know what I,m talking about. China and other countries are building nuclear and coal fired power plants as fast as possible . Something like one a week, and were over here flushing money down the toilet, getting our country deeper in debt. The environmentalists screemed about the pipeline in Alaska ,supposedly worried about the environment. It was in the middle of no where and did,nt take much space. Aparrently the animals love it in the winter because it is warm from the oil being pumped through it. Anyway do the environmentalist care about the footprint of wind and solar farms ? They are absolutly huge ! They take up large tracts of land , and they are an eyesore . And what about all the birds that will be chopped up from the wind generators ! Supossedly the solar panels will last about 25 years , but I won,t believe it till I see it . Nuclear power is safe, Aparrently the fuel rods only need to be changed every 6 years.It puts out hugh amounts of power ,24 /7, not just when the sun is shining or when the wind is blowing ! Thomas M.