purtymouth

I also have alopecia areata; steroid creams work reasonably well, steroid injections work better. Spots will generally start regrowing within a year without any treatment at all. Not sure if OP simply has a more severe case, but my understanding is that areata will clear within 12 months, while alopecia totalis may be permanent.

For reference, the capacity factor of a coal-fired power plant is somewhere between 30-40% (40% is an extremely efficient coal plant).