[title] A Bright idea
[desc] @@NAME@@ made a commitment to increase the number of solar panals, before discovering a flaw with the proposal, the higher latitude regions of the nation, which are subject to the midnight sun and polar night, require more electricity during the winter than what they do during the summer. There are various proposals in front of you in how to combat the problem
[validity] Must have a commitment to solar energy
[option] "I know what we can do" suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, a solar battery manufacturer "most solar electricity is generated during the summer, when the sun is shining, and is used in the winter, when it's cold and dark. We should therefore invest more money in developing batteries which could store electricity for months at a time, and generate enough power in summer to get us through the winter!"
[effect] the environmental damage caused by solar batteries out-weighs the benefits provided by solar panels
[option] "This problem is a bit of a doozy indeed." Says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a professor of renewable energy "Perhaps we are looking at the situation in the wrong way. Whilst there may not be enough sunlight during the colder months of the year, the warmer months have an abundance of the light generated by our nearest star. Similarly, the lower latitude areas of the nation, where the summers are more likely to be on the extreme side than the winters, have a more even distribution of solar light throughout the year, but require more of it during the warmer months, in order to power air-conditioning units, and the usage of lighting is more evenly distributed throughout the year. I therefore propose that we construct a giant north-south running power line, and transport all electricity across the nation, and have the power line switch directions with the seasons"
[effect] half the nation’s solar panels are used to provide enough power to be able to transport electricity
[option] "You guys are all forgetting something important" comments @@RANDOMNAME@@, a higher school student from the polar region, who failed science "When the sun don’t shine, there are those green and red lights in the sky, what’s it called? Oh yea, the aurora, that thing. Why can't we use those for solar power?"
[effect] I’m sure there’s a million funny reasons why this is a bad idea, but I can’t come up with a single one of them
[option] "I have ze solution" intervenes crackpot inventor @@RANDOMNAME@@ "Vhy don't ve build giant mirror over horizon to reflect solar light into polar places. Zis way ve can also create more vitamin D for everyone in ze vinters. And ve can put giant holes so zat ships, cars and trains can pass. It’s good idea, no?"
[effect] people are blinded by looking at their reflections on the horrizon
