The point is to reduce the need for electrical power generation,
which comes from a variety of sources, I don't know how much it would
impact the oil situation, however it would make chargable,
electrically assisted cars a lot more reasonable.
There are some really cheap plastics out there that they are using
for solar panels, you can make them for like $3 per square meter,
their efficiency is only in the 14% range, but they are so cheap and
easy to make, that you could throw those up with little cost.
Also something the greens ignore with alternative fuels and such is
that you can't power an airplane with it.
At 01:12 PM 10/22/2008, Kent Wallace wrote:
>Waite a minute.
>
>I have two sons who are studying how to install solar panels on homes to
>replace the electrical needs. A company in Oregon is making the panels
>for cheap. The cost I heard was closer to 20,000, if I remember each
>individual panel was 600$. It takes some panels and equipment to make
>the whole thing work.
>
>The idea is to sell back power during the day to cover the cost of
>electricity used at night.
>
>I am as green as the next guy with common sense (many greens think
>funny) but, these panels do not power a car. This is existing
>technology. The people who own these panels still need gas for there
>cars to get to work to pay 20K for the panels.
>
>The question arises; does the interest on 20K exceed the cost of your
>monthly power bill?
>
>Kent
>
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>-----Original Message-----
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>Shawn, I agree with you completely. It sort of staggers me to say that,
>but there it is.
>
>If we spent $10,000 on each of 70,000,000 homes in the US (even the
>northern ones would benefit) we could be stop sending $$$ to the middle
>East and Venezuela and the cost would be $700 Billion, and the money
>would be spent hiring manufacturers and installers right here in the US,
>who could then pay their mortgages on time, stop going to the ER instead
>of a much cheaper doctor's office, and so on.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Shawn Gordon
>Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:22 AM
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>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Alternative energy
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>this is what I've been waiting for. If the government just flat out
>paid to put these on the roofs of every house and building in all the
>"sunshine" states instead of rebates and crap like that, you'd
>basically solve domestic energy.
>
>At 11:18 AM 10/22/2008, Craig Lalley wrote:
> >For those of you that think solar is the way to go...
> >
> >New solar cell material achieves almost 100% efficiency, could solve
> >world-wide energy problems
> >
> >http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39807/113/
> >
> >-Craig
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>Regards,
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