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Klaus doesn't have a clue. We know Klaus doesn't have a clue. Klaus knows we know Klaus doesn't have a clue. And Klaus doesn't care.

Except for the last bit, this is Govt 101.

Some governments are getting out of the way at least a little so that people can use fission to make energy for other people.

They are the smart ones - taxpayers whos lights are on are less likely to start burning things.

Re your glass - CAPEX is not costless, and I can see many sources of fragility in your plan. But simpler forms of it can work well during daylight hours. I have a friend who plans to add a commercial-size plastic greenhouse to her modified reefer container tiny home that she lives in on a mountainside, very interested in how well it works. I can confirm reefer containers are ridiculously effectively insulated even with doors and windows.

Dissident Sound 1y ago

my gated community has two swimming pools - "indoor" and outdoor.

the "Indoor" pool is actually covered only by a plastic greenhouse, so it's basically outdoor except i went swimming there two days ago and it was toasty warm while the artificial lake right next to it was FROZEN.

in summer they open windows in that greenhouse to cool it down.

it does have an HVAC but i'm not sure it actually needs it.

granted, target air temperature for a swimming pool is about 90F versus 75F for a residence so cooling a greenhouse to 75F will definitely be more challenging than to 90F ... but heating is not an issue

you only need glass on sides facing where the sun is in winter. in fact it is recommended to NOT have glass on sides facing where the sun is in summer. if you simply position glass correctly and insulate properly you may not need anything else at all.

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Dissident Sound 1y ago

the roof of the pool greenhouse is plastic which is translucent but not transparent - to reduce the harshness of the sun, an also to save weight.

the walls are clear glass for the views.

it looks similar to image below, but larger and with a separate hot tub:

when i first saw it i was skeptical it would work in our cold climate here in US North-East but it works perfectly. i under-estimated the greenhouse effect. it seems to easily overcome the relative lack of insulation.