Posted on Dec 11, 2015
Will this help promoting Solar power for residential sector??
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This is going to make a lot of trouble for Power company, either they face pressure to "credit" back the power or people will start living off grid. There are already bussiness that provide solar power panel free, you just pay the "electricity" to the companies that install it like paying your bills to the regular power companies.
I always believe solar power will not work in industrial scale, it will only work in residential scale in a massive way. What do you all think?
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/11/googles-project-sunroof-now-tells-more-homeowners-how-well-solar-would-work-on-their-roofs/#.y98igdd:yubC
I always believe solar power will not work in industrial scale, it will only work in residential scale in a massive way. What do you all think?
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/11/googles-project-sunroof-now-tells-more-homeowners-how-well-solar-would-work-on-their-roofs/#.y98igdd:yubC
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The solar power thing is all smoke and mirrors. Here is why,
The cost of the system is far more than the cost of the energy it will produce, the average panel has a life expectancy of about 20 years , the performance degrades over time.
The energy companies are under a mandate to have a percentage of renewable energy in place or face hefty fines, the government subsidizes almost every project that sells back to the power companies, the installing company gets a benefit for using unskilled labor the investors get major tax breaks, in the end it cost the tax payers,
There are a few instances where solar is a viable option but right now its just a feel good program that does nothing but line the pockets of those with mony already.
I have been involves in solar for a pretty long while, think about it this way, if it was really worth it you would be doing it without all the incentives.
Oh and the Green power thing is a joke, making those panels creates more pollution than they will ever off set and to work at night you need large tocic battery banks
The cost of the system is far more than the cost of the energy it will produce, the average panel has a life expectancy of about 20 years , the performance degrades over time.
The energy companies are under a mandate to have a percentage of renewable energy in place or face hefty fines, the government subsidizes almost every project that sells back to the power companies, the installing company gets a benefit for using unskilled labor the investors get major tax breaks, in the end it cost the tax payers,
There are a few instances where solar is a viable option but right now its just a feel good program that does nothing but line the pockets of those with mony already.
I have been involves in solar for a pretty long while, think about it this way, if it was really worth it you would be doing it without all the incentives.
Oh and the Green power thing is a joke, making those panels creates more pollution than they will ever off set and to work at night you need large tocic battery banks
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MAJ (Join to see)
Same thing with wind power, they never pay back the original investment. Solar is good for minor electricity usages in remote areas, aside from that it's only worthwhile if the Government pay's the start up costs. Better to keep coal clean for a fraction of the cost. Or better yet, just turn off your air conditioner. (somehow liberals never want to take that step)
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PO3 (Join to see) Terrestrial world-wide widespread solar power is a pipe dream. It'll never happen. Too unreliable, too expensive to start up. Mirrors in space (on the moon, say), are entirely viable. But until they crack Fission, Fusion is going to remain the best option to power civilization.
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MAJ (Join to see)
Breeder reactor's are the blast from the past future. They can eliminate nearly all radioactivity from Uranium giving significantly better yields from the fuel while eliminating almost all the waste.
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Not saying it isn't expensive to install and a lot of people going to need some Gov't Assist to get it going but once there, It Rocks. It is on my Daughters house and the Electric Bill is $15 a month so the vast majority of the electricity is produced by the Cells on the Roof,
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