Question by Robert P: What would happen if everybody went solar/wind powered?
Suppose in the near it was commonplace to have nearly everybody’s home and business run on solar power and wind power (Or any other accessible renewable energy resources) What would happen to the economy? Utility services would certainly suffer, possibly to the point of becoming extinct. How would this affect the US and other power-hungry nations?
Best answer:
Answer by KiZzA135 =P
this world would be a much better solar powered planet and we will all live in peace and Harmony..i love the world ahhhh….ily2
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
9 comments
No ping yet
Cesar Gerriko says:
May 21, 2013 at 2:58 pm (UTC 0)
I’m not sure but this will not happen unless the government gives advice… I also think that this should happen but should happen in an organized way…
KORY K says:
May 21, 2013 at 3:55 pm (UTC 0)
Every time there was a still night that there was no wind there would be no air conditioning, no stove, no TV.
Unless we find a better way of storing the energy it is no practical. However it is good to supplement the power we will still need from nuclear and fossil fuel plants.
rajendra s says:
May 21, 2013 at 4:40 pm (UTC 0)
Nothing will happen as solar energy would not finish, it is like sea, as much as water you take out it would not finish. As far as economy of US is concern it would not make much difference as all nations do not have much of sun all the time.
s7e7v7e7n7 says:
May 21, 2013 at 4:53 pm (UTC 0)
I suspect they would work hard to find sub materials weak in integrity to sell to the upcoming corporations as a deal for bringing them down, a kind of pay out for the buy out. They are not going to go away quietly or without a fight for their self right to hold on tight to that ability to keep raking in the green-green cash from every ones home or community.
ron j says:
May 21, 2013 at 5:06 pm (UTC 0)
it would be a better world.
The USA would be richer for it……
Americans would be more employed for it…….
But you forgot to add weaning ourselves from oil to power our vehicles. Thats a big one that I want to see happen in the next 12 to 15 years. It is possible if we really want to make it happen.
Madame M says:
May 21, 2013 at 5:41 pm (UTC 0)
I’ve seen analysis where we’d run out of sunny ground space — that it would take more solar panels than we’ve got room on earth for.
Wind power is an alternative. My grandparents used it for well water and electricity. But as soon as REA (rural electrical association?) came through with electricity-on-the-wire, they jumped at it. I guess wind-power wasn’t strictly dependable, and the batteries were messy and dangerous.
There’s a great deal of romance attached to solar/wind power, but if it were EASY, everyone would be doing it. It’s not. However, there are things we can do, and it should be used more than it is.
I’d love to have solar-heated water . . . .
challenger says:
May 21, 2013 at 5:56 pm (UTC 0)
Wind and solar power is incredibly expensive and inefficient. The economy would come to a complete standstill and you wouldn’t be able to waste time on the internet or play video games or watch tv. Electricity would be in short supply and you wouldn’t be able to hear or cool your home. The USA, and thus the rest of the world, would be much poorer because of it. If “alternative energy” was the answer, we would already be there and there would be NO NEED for government fools to be pushing for it.
roderick_young says:
May 21, 2013 at 6:06 pm (UTC 0)
There are significant obstacles to that happening, but that’s not your question.
If everyone in the world did it, the areas with a lot of sun and/or wind would become popular. Fewer people would be willing to live away from the equator, where they have to budget their power very carefully.
Infrastructure for electrical distribution would have to be improved, or might evolve into a “cellular” approach. The present electric grid won’t support everyone tying to it at once. Either that, or most people would have batteries in their houses, and be islands unto themselves, very carefully watching their energy usage.
The price of coal would come way down. The price of oil would continue to rise, but more slowly, as in your scenario, people seem to still be driving cars. If a sizeable number of people go all-electric for their cars, then the price of oil would rise evern more slowly over time.
Ronnie P says:
May 21, 2013 at 6:48 pm (UTC 0)
I have been looking at living off the grid recently because of rising energy costs in my area. I really think it will become a reality because of many factors including the economy and everyone wanting to go green. I am very interested in finding out more and came across a few sites that might be of interest to you in looking for answers. I think solar and wind power will eventually take over, how long it will take….. who knows. I have included a couple of sites that both have a lot of information. I hope this helps!