To Mr Opinion,

With respect did you look at the website that Hasbeen referred to?

http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/

In the first article apparently the famous scientist "Angstrom"- who gives his name to the unit of measurement "The Angstrom" 10^-10 metres- said that the CO2 infrared band is saturated- this would surely imply that no more energy could be absorbed by CO2 than currently- and hence presumably CO2 can do no more damage to the Earth than it has already done. This to me is interesting- perhaps not complete. There are other substances that can absorb EM Energy other than CO2.

I share your mistrust of the energy companies not because they are necessarily untrustworthy but because they have a vested interest.

To calculate the complete absorption of energy from the Sun by the Earth from my understanding would require obtaining Time Sequence EM Spectral Signatures- Black Body Radiation by satellite and calculating the heat energy of the Earth over time from this. But perhaps at lower temperatures the Black Body curve gives a less precise indication of temperature.

Aiden said;
The nameplate capacity is NOT the design output objective.

Then what is the design objective ?
To build a system that provides half the needed load, a quarter ?
Why build a system that cannot supply maximum demand ?
Just what are you trying to do ?
I have always thought the objective was to provide electricity for
the country, have I got that wrong ?
Have I twigged the real objective !
Is it to reduce the amount of energy that we use by just not making it available ?
Rationing ?

Canem Malum,

I refuse to debate with global warming / climate change deniers.

They are on the same level as Holocaust deniers.

They are a cancer to life on Earth.

Dear Canem Malum,

Also with respect both you, Hasbeen and Tallbloke are furiously barking up the wrong tree.

Here is a short video explaining why. It includes a reference to Angstrom's experiment.

http://youtu.be/we8VXwa83FQ

It is couched in fairly basic terms but if you are still confused and would like a fuller discussion I am happy to have it.

Bazz,
> I have always thought the objective was to provide electricity for the country, have I got that wrong ?
No, you've got that right. But you're the only one who's conflating the amount of electricity provided with the nameplate capacity.

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Canem,
Infrared can be absorbed and reemitted by CO2 multiple times.

Aiden, there is no point in continuing, as you cannot seem to be able
to explain the context of what you believe to be required of an
electricity system while taking into account a variable energy source.