I understand; Iβm saying, youβd need to take back an entire industry to produce photovoltaics, batteries for storage, the computer control systems; or the high-tensile composites needed to build wind turbines, the fine machining to produce electric motors and wiring, and the cranes and such to raise them. Youβd need to clear swaths of land for either, although you might be able to set up in the great plains, but in any case, all of the current renewable tech is high tech supported by countless other industries. Youβd be taking back a civilization, to make it all work. And then youβll need agriculture to feed all those people, housing for them to live, clothing, and so on; and which native tribe are you going to steal land from to put all of this?
Alright is there another hypothetical you wanna take way too seriously or just mine? It simply said whatever I want and thats what Iβd want. It didnt say small scale, or any other restrictions. And if you really want to know Iβd jack Greer Arizona, which as far as I know, Molly Butler settled there first.
You could probably fit it all into AZ. Youβd still need oil wells and refineries somewhere; there are still plastics involved. And rare metal mines - mines in general, for metals, so youβd probably need outposts in other states, and then a rail system to get materials to AZ. Feeding people would be hard on AZ, though, so youβd definitely need to clear forests in the Midwest and put in a bunch of factory farms to produced food.
The US might have enough of everything to support this, although I suspect some rare metals would be difficult to source, as many of ourβs comes from other countries. However, maybe you could stockpile enough to last. You need the rare metals, but maybe a few tonnes of processed would be enough to last?
Thatβs what they said. Whatever would make it work.
It would also have the benefit of taking a large group of people of the society they grew up with brought back with them. Then theyβd not be just one person or a few people from modern society around with them.
Great idea, really.
