Question by scary-movie-lover:
What if australia depended on solar energy?
If australia began to use only solar energy to power the country, what do you think would happen? Also, what would happen to the other energy sources we are currently using and all the power lines? And how would we be able to make sure that important buildings like hospitals always have power?
Please answer, ideal question gets full points.


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Answer by Peter
Your energy cost would skyrocket. You would still need the power lines to get power from a collection point to the cities. There is not enough surface area on a city office building to be able to collect enough solar energy to power the building. You will also be sitting in the dark a lot at night unless you can figure out a good way to store electricity on a grand scale.

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