Like the illusion of Wall Street, with its vast and powerful investment banks, now shuttered, China too is an illusion perpetuated by the Globalists that gave us the 15,000 mile Caesar salad, poisoned cat food and lead based paint on babies' pacifiers. Like the illusion that money would come from thin air to always push housing prices higher, China has spent a generation pursuing its illusion. Pursuing an unattainable dream to be like the West, while 6000 years of its carefully shepherded top soil blows into the sea.
While the average home solar system is about five kilowatts, Mr. Felton’s is 45 kilowatts, and he seldom sees an electric bill. Borrego Solar estimated the system could save Mr. Felton almost $2 million over 30 years — far more than the $255,000 the system cost him after a $134,000 rebate.
$255K for a 45kW system = $5.66/W. That's actually cost effective in California? Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative.
thethief wrote:
Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity.
I don't see what you mean by that, unless you're talking purely of economies of scale (which have limits in this arena) or concentrating solar power. The latter is not as simple as it may seem for photovoltaics, as varying concentrations across the cell structure limits the capacity, and heat dissipation can be an issue.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative.
davep wrote:
thethief wrote:
Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity.
I don't see what you mean by that, unless you're talking purely of economies of scale (which have limits in this arena) or concentrating solar power. The latter is not as simple as it may seem for photovoltaics, as varying concentrations across the cell structure limits the capacity, and heat dissipation can be an issue.
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