Howard_Scott_Warshaw

Howard_Scott_Warshaw t1_jbjyi1u wrote

Reply to comment by Aperron in Solar energy in Vermont? by star_tyger

You're acting like fossil fuels aren't subsidized as well, and also forgetting about the blackouts in TX caused by frozen nat. gas pipelines. I'm sure you would agree those plants were "entirely useless".

I would agree, remove subsidies and political constraints and let the technologies fight it out. However this is a bit of a fantasy world, and if it were to happen I believe nuclear would see a resurgence and take over as the prime mover.

Hopefully this discussion is pointless in 20 years once fusion technology takes off.

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Howard_Scott_Warshaw t1_jbjkiz0 wrote

Reply to comment by Aperron in Solar energy in Vermont? by star_tyger

Not all kWhs are created equally. That's what net metering attempts to help correct. A kWh produced where it's used is more "valuable" than a kWh produced at a gas fired plant 200 miles away that has to go through 8 transformers to get to the load.

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Howard_Scott_Warshaw t1_iwo7y91 wrote

Reply to Shape our coverage: What listener question should 'Brave Little State' answer next? by bravestatevt

I've always heard about the "70% of VT used to be grazing land for sheep" thing but never heard any followup or backstory. Would be neat to know.

Also always love hearing about old Inns and Carriage Houses that were located at the tops of mountains. Always seemed odd and intriguing how and why folks would build large structures atop mountains.

An episode of dowsing for water would be neat.

Maybe then an in depth look to why our mountains (green and rolling) and NHs mountains (rocky and jagged) look so differently despite being 50 miles apart.

Then a look back at the movie Man With A Plan.

Then the Floating Bridge in Brookfield.

Then the glacial period that shaped Lake Willoughby.

Then the Morgan Horse.

Then the Barre VT granite quarry.

Then Thunder Road.

The why there are no McDonalds in Montpelier.

Then the micro-brewery boom.

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