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I honestly wonder if large scale population of the northern areas is feasible without carbon fuels. Historically chopped wood was used to heat northern homes an
by hadlock 4y ago
I honestly wonder if large scale population of the northern areas is feasible without carbon fuels. Historically chopped wood was used to heat northern homes and camps, later coal and oil and I guess now to some extent electricity, but as you say, renewable energy doesn't apply there. If places like Minnesota are a net negative for green/renewable energy, their costs may be much higher to offset generation in more favorable climates.
- VaxWithSex 4y agoMinnesota can use wind, which is also cheaper.
- gjsman-1000 4y agoMinnesota has anticyclones, which are periods lasting over a week with almost no wind.
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- Mistletoe 4y agoCold can be mitigated a lot by enhanced R-value insulation in a single application. Northern states have higher levels of insulation. https://www.energystar.gov/campaign/seal_insulate/identify_problems_you_want_fix/diy_checks_inspections/insulation_r_values https://www.energystar.gov/campaign/seal_insulate/identify_p... I don't really see a hot/cold stratification in this chart- https://www.statista.com/chart/12098/the-us-states-with-the-highest-energy-costs/ https://www.statista.com/chart/12098/the-us-states-with-the-... And even then, the difference in costs seems quite small. Alaska is $332 and Georgia is $310.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 4y agoNot are carbon fuels are carbon negative - biofuel pulls down carbon from the atmosphere when it's created, so is considered carbon neutral. I think it's highly likely we'll be burning a lot of algae fuel in the coming decades in situations where the energy density of carbon fuels is necessary.
- tacocataco 4y agoThe birds fly south for the winter. Then again, the birds dont have to worry about who owns the land wherever they eventually land.