What are the pros and cons of wind and solar power?

Answer 1

Pros:

Some of the pros are that it is environtmently friendly. cons are it is very expensive.

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Pros:

[1] Its renewable -> i.e. unlimited

[2] No Hydrocarbons are involved => no C02 emissions => good for environment -> 'cuz -> CO2 damages the ozone layer + increases global warming + induces climate change

[3] both solar and wind -> dont involve Middle East -> which in turn implies -> less political games -> read -> less need to control which way the winds flow in the middle of the east

-> which in turn implies -> less need for interference in middle east => less wars => forcing the population to utilize their enegeries in more productive endeavors => a more answerable government - > no more " we had to do this,, because we need oil from the middle east" = > more responsible govrenance -> in the west -> which also means that middel eastern givernment would have to find newwer and better ways to justify their existencae { read = monarchy and rule} -> can no longer blame "foreign hand for their incompetencies" -> this in tunr is an example of killing 2 birds with one stone [ 1st bird = wars + excuses.. 2nd one = hiding incompetence .. 3rd bird = better governance + inovation -> yeah i know the 3rd bird needs a critical eye to spot.. but hey.. 2 alone would suffice ..}

Cons:

[1] Initial investment required is high -> needs government suppport -> read -> entrepreneurs + rebates/subsidy => i hope you can guess the challenges and the bureaucracy involved in such a feat

[2] disrupts the existing supply-chain -> read oil+cartel + the impact on those governments whos dependence on oil = a significant portion of their economy -> yes it means - Russian ALSO => alongside the usual suspect..

[3] Up front cost is high -> read [1] for cure -> as in the long run it pays off + the spill over effects of having a better govrnment and regimes -> remmeber "necessity is the mother of invention" and dont forget what Pual Romer said " A crisis is a teriible thing to waste:" -> yes, if the entire world moves on to clean energy -> it would definitely disput a lot of lives, especially lives of those whos job/salary/renevues/gdp depends a lot on hydrocarbons -> yes it would create a criss of some sorts.. but that crisis would be a great opprtunity to innovate and find better ways to consume and to satiate the hunger for ENERGY

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Pros;

Is eco friendly,often qualify for tax exemptions, will lower energy bills some are high efficacy like a sarf system runing around $1000 that is over twice as good as comparable brands

Cons;

constantly improving( hard to keep the latest and greatest),initial cost take a long time to pay off, don't look good, need a open area above other wind walls, may require costly repairs,KILL BIRDS, and are hard to convert directly in to ac power.