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In Renewable Energy’s Broken Promises: Large-Scale Renewable Energy Project Failures and the Success of Rooftop Solar, I pull back the curtain on a story few want to tell: the hidden costs and overblown promises of America's mega energy projects. With decades in environmental due diligence on 100- to 500,000-acre sites, I’ve witnessed firsthand how large-scale wind and solar farms, funded by billions in taxpayer dollars, often fall short of their lofty claims. They promised clean, efficient energy to power the nation, but what they delivered was a trail of environmental damage, transmission inefficiencies, and corporate profits at public expense.
While massive solar fields and wind farms seemed like silver bullets to replace fossil fuels, they’re beset by high costs, environmental disruption, and a reliance on fossil-fuel backups that dilute their green potential. The answer? Rooftop solar—a practical, cost-effective, and community-driven approach that avoids these large-scale pitfalls. Rooftop solar empowers individuals to harness clean energy right where they need it, eliminating transmission losses, protecting farmland, and reducing our dependence on corporate-driven projects.
If you’re ready to discover the real path to a sustainable energy future, free from corporate interests and inefficiencies, this book is your guide. Dive in and uncover why rooftop solar is the powerful, sustainable answer America needs.
Titel: Renewable Energy's Broken Promises
Verlag: Douglas B Sims
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: New
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Renewable Energy's Broken Promises | Large-Scale Renewable Energy Project Failures and Success of Rooftop Solar | Douglas B Sims | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | Douglas B Sims | EAN 9798991910828 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 130397905
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book explores the reality behind America's large-scale alternative energy projects, shedding light on the environmental and economic pitfalls often hidden behind lofty promises. Drawing from firsthand experience in the alternative energy sector, where I conducted environmental due diligence on projects covering 100 to 500,000-acre sites, I reveal the significant impacts these mega energy ventures have on both ecosystems and taxpayers. Despite massive taxpayer-funded investments intended to transform the grid, many of these projects-like sprawling wind farms and large-scale solar installations-have fallen short of expectations, delivering limited environmental benefits while corporations profit through federal subsidies.In the rush to replace fossil fuels, America has funneled billions into these large-scale projects, yet many have proven inefficient and environmentally disruptive. They consume vast tracts of land, disrupting habitats and farmland, and their remote locations create costly transmission inefficiencies. Additionally, the intermittent nature of wind and solar power often requires natural gas backups, which offsets their environmental gains.By contrast, this book highlights rooftop solar as a more effective and sustainable solution. Rooftop solar empowers communities to control their energy needs, generating power near consumption points, minimizing land use, and reducing reliance on corporate mega-projects. With a decentralized model that is cost-effective and accessible, rooftop solar offers a path to a cleaner and more resilient energy future-one that bypasses the inefficiencies and environmental consequences associated with large-scale, corporate-driven projects.Spanning the evolution of U.S. alternative energy initiatives from the 1970s to today, this book critiques the policies and projects that promised more than they delivered and advocates for a shift toward community-centered, practical solutions. Through a closer look at both successes and failures, I present a vision of America's energy future that values sustainability, efficiency, and local empowerment over profit-driven, large-scale endeavors. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798991910828
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