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How much do you get payed per kwh? Is it the market rate or are there subsidies down there? (meaning it's done at the expense of others
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Financially there might be a good reason to go solar in some cases. Solar I'm sure also has some great practical applications - especially in rural areas where connecting to the grid is very expensive.
But the notion that putting up panels can "save the planet" by "replacing coal" is just total nonsense. $ for $, conservation/efficiency/lifestyle changes are the way to go - that's what the presentation was getting at.
quite right, It's like the guy said, "we don't have an energy supply problem, we have an energy consumption problem"
If everyone in the country just made there homes and businesses more efficient we wouldn't need more power plants.
My weekend cabin in the Adirondacks is off grid. I have 120watts of solar panels powering the place. They charge two 6v batteries (in series=12v out) through a 10amp charge controller and a 1500watt inverter. They run the water pump, macerator and all the lights (Compact florescent bulbs), the refer is propane. I use a diesel generator to run the hot water tank. The generator, Listor SR-2, single cylinder--4000watt will run about 4 hours on a gallon of fuel. In two years I have used 22 gallons.
This year I plan on adding a 45amp charge controller and another 435watts of solar panels. Im going to add two more 6v batteries (total of 4 in series/parallel)
Why am I the only naked person at this gender reveal party