Utopia

Power

As mentioned above, homes will be rigged from the get-go with green power in mind. But few homes (unless efficiency improves dramatically soon) will produce enough electricity to power their homes 24/7, 365 days a year. Therefore, surplus power will have to be generated by some method.

I choose nuclear power. Though it has fallen out of favor in the U.S. for some bizarre reason, it is the most economical way to generate power. Seventy to eighty percent of France gets its power from nuclear plants.

I know, I know, what about all the radioactive waste that these power plants produce? Well, what about all the radioactive waste traditional plants, such as coal plants, produce? Though most people don’t know this, yes, coal plants produce radioactive waste too! Plus, even though scrubbers greatly reduce the amount of pollutants released by coal plants, they still release enough to be a real nuisance. Plus tons of coal needs to be transported for these plants to burn. Non-green, too expensive. With a nuclear plant, no fuel outside of a tiny bit of nuclear fuel will need to be transported.

Though it probably goes without saying, the plant will be located on the far outskirts of town, perhaps even outside the city limits. One must keep expansion in mind. An example of not planning ahead is Colorado Springs. Its primary plant is now in the middle of downtown.