re: Does the left really believe we can power the entire country on solar and wind?

quote:

---

Then how much have they moved

---

Sunpower set the record in 2016 at about 22.8. (They're still selling that panel, BTW, so 0%?)

Last thing I saw was Trina with an IBC cell a hair over 25%. No where near the 40% improvement you're talking about. I guess that could make sense if you compared the cheapest crap-azz utility grade panels from 10 years ago to a modern IBC cell. But that's not exactly a like-to-like comparison.

quote:

---

Even a small system, which is significantly smaller than the 9kW average of current installations is on the low end of your estimation

---

yeah. I response to the assertion "that even a small array of panels can fully charge a car." A 4'x5' panel does about 350w in perfect conditions. I'll leave the math to you to decide if charging a 27kwH in a reasonable (1-2 hours) is a small array or not.

quote:

---

disregarding distributed generation and utilizing all options for energy is a ridiculous argument.

---

No one is disregarding it. Though I suppose that's what you think. Calculating something out to be a poor economic investment isn't dismissive. It's an evaluation.