"tm" wrote in news:i3nnde$bpi$ snipped-for-privacy@adenine.netfront.net:
can't use the desert;a solar farm would upset the ecology,and the long distance power lines would harm the view. Plus,you need WATER to clean the panels,lots of it.
Nuclear is the way to go for electric power generation. Safe,clean,reliable,works 24/7/365. Can be located nearer to population centers. Save the solar panels for where it makes sense; Rural and other areas not easily served by conventional utlities.
with huge conversion losses.