This is all well and good, but it still doesn't fix the fundamental problem with wind and solar power. The wind isn't always blowing, and the sun isn't always shining.<br><br>With coal, oil, nuclear, and hydro, we have complete control over how much power we generate; with solar and wind, we are forced to adapt to the whims of nature.<br><br>Like Tom said, we will always need a turbine somewhere. However, because the sun and the wind are inconsistent, we will <b>have</b> to have a turbine capable of replacing all the power of a wind farm in the event the wind dies.<br><br>Wind and solar are great when something has to built far off the grid, but they have a long way to go before we can run our modern world on them.