based on the Ivanpah solar plant in the Nevada desert an area of over five square miles

This is not the way to do a solar infrastructure. If we wanted to go solar we would have to find a different path.

For example, my mother has solar panels on her roof. She produces more electricity in a year than she uses. If every home had a true solar roof (not just solar panels), and maybe solar paint, whatever, and stored all that energy locally while also being tied to a grid, many states would have no problem meeting their energy needs, including the most populous state of CA.

Perhaps NY might not be able to do that since its so vertical and gets less sun, but who cares? They can find another way. We can put solar panels in space and beam the energy down (nothing could possibly go wrong!). There's also geothermal energy (of which NY has plenty), or thorium, or gravity energy (tidal energy e.g.).

I personally think all of this is moot however. I think we will have Cold Fusion in the not too distant future. It's been shown that there is something remarkable there for decades. Quite a while ago I was a computer scientist with a passion for reading math and physics. I found so much evidence that supported Cold Fusion that I was blown away by how little attention it got. The scientific evidence was overwhelming that it was real and the explanation of why it was "debunked" (incorrectly) when it first came out made so much sense. It seemed like it was pure hubris that kept it from being made public. I was so blown away by the whole thing that I decided to get a degree in physics just to make sure I wasn't missing anything (I wasn't).

Of course now I think it was intentionally hidden. I had no idea of a larger conspiracy at the time. I mean, how can you push global warming when you have cold fusion? How can you push a gas crisis when you have cold fusion? So many agenda's fall apart with such technology.

Regardless, there is so much energy there its stupid. I think the whole energy thing is going to become a complete non-issue within a decade.

based on the Ivanpah solar plant in the Nevada desert an area of over five square miles

This is not the way to do a solar infrastructure. If we wanted to go solar we would have to find a different path.

For example, my mother has solar panels on her roof. She produces more electricity in a year than she uses. If every home had a true solar roof (not just solar panels), and maybe solar paint, whatever, and stored all that energy locally while also being tied to a grid, many states would have no problem meeting their energy needs, including the most populous state of CA.

Perhaps NY might not be able to do that since its so vertical and gets less sun, but who cares? They can find another way. We can put solar panels in space and beam the energy down (nothing could possibly go wrong!). There's also geothermal energy (of which NY has plenty), or thorium, or gravity energy (tidal energy e.g.).

I personally think all of this is moot however. I think we will have Cold Fusion in the not too distant future. It's been shown that there is something remarkable there for decades. Quite a while ago I was a computer scientist with a passion for reading math and physics. I found so much evidence that supported Cold Fusion that I was blown away by how little attention it got. The scientific evidence was overwhelming that it was real and the explanation of why it was "debunked" when it first came out made so much sense. It seemed like it was pure hubris that kept it from being made public. I was so blown away by the whole thing that I decided to get a degree in physics just to make sure I wasn't missing anything (I wasn't).

Of course now I think it was intentionally hidden. I had no idea of a larger conspiracy at the time. I mean, how can you push global warming when you have cold fusion? How can you push a gas crisis when you have cold fusion? So many agenda's fall apart with such technology.

Regardless, there is so much energy there its stupid. I think the whole energy thing is going to become a complete non-issue within a decade.