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Originally posted by Chewbaccus
How goes the progress of photovoltaic cells (aka solar batteries)? If they were sufficiently developed, you could let them charge during the day, then let the lights run off them during the night.
~mike
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They aren't even CLOSE - those lighrs put out a LOT more light per sq foot than sunlight, plus you would have to make up for any losses in the system. You could do it now with enough acreage, but....
The thing is, thoses beams are LIGHT POLLUTION - if they were columns of smoke, people would scream. They turn them off at 10pm (or is it 11?), plus they watch for birds - they attract birds, and end up causing them to be killed. If a bird flock approaches, they turn them off - Plus, some of use want to be able to see the stars