On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:37:18 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 12:08:02 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:41:44 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 9:12:46 AM UTC-10, jay wrote:
>>
>> >> I see acres of solar arrays in areas that I travel. They are NOT a
>> >> thing of the future. Guarantee you they are not only powering small
>> >> calculators and toothbrushes. Same for wind turbines. You may not see
>> >> many around your house though. Transmission lines have been here on this
>> >> earth for a long time and they can transmit energy regardless of source
>> >> of such energy.
>> >
>> >I don't know how things are on the mainland, but solar panels are pretty much a thing of the present on this rock where electricity is about 35 cents/kWh.
>>
>> That's amazing. Just about everything is more expensive in Australia
>> than in the US and, probably, Europe. But our kWh price is quite a bit
>> lower than yours. Solar panels all the way in Hawaii.
>
>We no more any natural resources. All we got is sun and soil and water. That's it.

I guess it's a bit far to run a power cable from the mainland.