Windpower Case Study in Ontario

It seems to me that different power sources are suited for different locales and different methods of delivery. By different methods of delivery I mean that some power, like electricity, seems successful and suited to mass distribution. Coal fired electrical plants can keep the pollution in one area. People in general don't need to know anything about it, other than to plug their appliance into the wall socket while not standing in a puddle of water. Wind power has been very successful over the centuries on a more individual or local distribution.(Holland) I think solar power is more suited to individual or more local distribution than huge farms that try to power for a whole province, for instance. I do believe there is something to the poor health of people living close to huge wind farms, I do believe that people, in varying degrees, are effected by the vibrations or changes of air pressure caused by the whooshing blades. (Although, I've seen photos of huge wind farms in the american desert, where there are no homes around for many, many miles.)

We have been very spoiled as a society because we can just plug into the wall, rather than take a personal interest and responsibility in the everyday workings of making things run. I feel bad and mad at myself because I can't get a grasp on how big of a solar panel I'd need to power my most minimal requirements. I can't even figure out how to read the multi-meter that my dad lent me to see how charged the battery is. He's tried to explain things to me, but I can never keep my amps and my wattage straight. 🙁 blah.

I'm just the driver of the Winnebago.

Wind is a waste of time and money and is expensive to maintain. Mass solar arrays are the only way to go IMHO. Enough solar energy hits the earth each hour to cover all of the worlds electrical needs for a year and then some.

Greed and stupidity are the only things holding solar back.