Reply #33: Rooftop solar needs to be pushed hard. [View All]

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There are solar collectors for rooftops that are either pure electric cells, or reflective heating of fluids - whatever works.

Certainly, the .gov could fund research into cheap, efficient panels that could be mass-produced in huge quantities, and subsidize their installation on new and existing homes. Throw in some banks of batteries to store electricity for nights and poor weather, and we could take a gigantic bite out of our fossil fuel consumption.

While we're at it, every 40 acres of farmland in this country should have a big wind turbine on it. That will take another huge bite out of fossil fuel consumption.