Materials to get lights on are getting scarce
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#2Not a terrible thing to have happen. From a consumer perspective, it’ll be another factor for those who choose to buy rooftop solar and batteries. From a nation state perspective, it’s signal to ramp domestic manufacturing capacity for critical infra. 80 week lead times for high end transformers isn’t a terrible deviation from the norm (usually a year), but with the electrification of everything, it’s no longer acceptable for these lead times to be the norm (or not have strategic stockpiles of backups).
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#3The trade war is going to be long and painful. Furnaces that can’t be replaced in the winter… brown outs that can’t be fixed for a year…
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#4The knowledge currently exists on how to manufacture all this from minerals to final output- probably a good idea to spend some of those trillions in infrastructure spending tempting some retirees to come and help us re-establish a full chain of manufacturing in critical areas.
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#5The knowledge currently exists on how to manufacture all this from minerals to final output- probably a good idea to spend some of those trillions in infrastructure spending tempting some retirees to come and help us re-establish a full chain of manufacturing in critical areas.
If current institutions possessed such competence we wouldn’t be facing such a dilemma.
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#6The knowledge currently exists on how to manufacture all this from minerals to final output- probably a good idea to spend some of those trillions in infrastructure spending tempting some retirees to come and help us re-establish a full chain of manufacturing in critical areas.
If current institutions possessed such competence we wouldn’t be facing such a dilemma.
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#7It's coming...black Swan 2...
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#8Not a terrible thing to have happen. From a consumer perspective, it’ll be another factor for those who choose to buy rooftop solar and batteries. From a nation state perspective, it’s signal to ramp domestic manufacturing capacity for critical infra. 80 week lead times for high end transformers isn’t a terrible deviation from the norm (usually a year), but with the electrification of everything, it’s no longer accep…
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#9Not a terrible thing to have happen. From a consumer perspective, it’ll be another factor for those who choose to buy rooftop solar and batteries. From a nation state perspective, it’s signal to ramp domestic manufacturing capacity for critical infra. 80 week lead times for high end transformers isn’t a terrible deviation from the norm (usually a year), but with the electrification of everything, it’s no longer accep…
You say buy rooftop solar and batteries like it's an option most people have. Depending on who's numbers you go by most American households would be bankrupted by a multi-thousand dollar emergency, they don't have the disposable income for solar and batteries.
That's without even considering legalities regarding grid connection (some utilities don't allow independent operation of solar panels that are also connected to the grid) and the simple fact that most of the country doesn't get enough sun to completely power a house with AC/furnace/fridge/computers 24/7.
Best bet for independent power generation is a propane generator with a healthy stockpile of filled tanks. (propane because it has indefinite shelf life, as opposed to diesel or gasoline).
Re: Materials to get lights on are getting scarce
#10Not a terrible thing to have happen. From a consumer perspective, it’ll be another factor for those who choose to buy rooftop solar and batteries. From a nation state perspective, it’s signal to ramp domestic manufacturing capacity for critical infra. 80 week lead times for high end transformers isn’t a terrible deviation from the norm (usually a year), but with the electrification of everything, it’s no longer accep…
You say buy rooftop solar and batteries like it's an option most people have. Depending on who's numbers you go by most American households would be bankrupted by a multi-thousand dollar emergency, they don't have the disposable income for solar and batteries. That's without even considering legalities regarding grid connection (some utilities don't allow independent operation of solar panels that are also connected…
Isn't rooftop solar usually something you can finance, unlike most emergency expenses?