Reply #3: Its really not a problem. [View All]

[Radical Activist]

First, most of the cars would be plugged in at night when demand on the grid is low. That also happens to be when wind power reaps the most energy so wind turbines and electric cars compliment eachother well.

I don't know where you live but I've never experienced brownouts or blackouts except for the regional northeastern blackout several years ago and that had nothing to do with supply issues.

Efficiency projects can reduce US energy consumption by 30%.

Yes, new wind and solar power sources need to be built, which will create more jobs. We are nowhere near our wind and solar capacity.

The cost will be less than the costs of dealing with more global warming disasters and long term problems. It will also be far less than the cost of the war in Iraq. Its an important investment and one that we can afford to make.