Comments for Stupid Laws Screw Solar at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-23285 I see where some places they have cut down trees becuase of solar pannels and then as we know the sun dont always shine 24/7 theres periods of clouds and night comes as well we shouldnt depend on solar energy but look at other alternatives after all more people died in ted kennedys car then at THREE MILE ISLAND - Flu-Bird Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:58:21 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-20223 If i were a bird and injured myself on a wind turbine ide sue those eco-freaks for wanting those stupid things in place of nucular or thermal energy just think some bird sues the greens would taht make for the tabloids 8) - Wildbird Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:23:32 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-12080 The governor's requirement that people sign up for the variable rate utility system isn't actually that bad. In fact, it may even be better for the average homeowner. During the middle of the day, when power rates are at their highest due to industrial power use, the homeowner is producing the most solar energy that they can. So much that, if the solar system is big enough, they can bleed off their extra electricity into the grid. The utility company then reimburses them for the power they are effectively "selling" to the utility, and it pays them the higher midday rates for it. At night, when industry isn't running as hard, power is cheaper. In short, when the sun is shining you're getting paid high rates for your extra solar production, and at night when theres no sun you get to use cheap grid-supplied electricity. - RenewableEnergyStudent Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:33:44 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-2275 Is there's something California has no shortage of, it's red tape. Texas surpassed us last year as the largest producer of wind energy, and is going to add another thousand MW just this year. The Horse Hollow wind farm is now the largest in the world. Granted, the state of Texas has a much larger wind energy potential then California. But wind energy projects and other alt energy can't get built here. [url]http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/24/WARMING.TMP[/url] - JonBuck Mon, 14 May 2007 06:48:54 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-2239 I can't believe the UK Government has gone and thrown that massive spanner in the works! How are people possibly going to justify spending thousands of pounds more on technologies, which let's face it, would have struggled to pay for themselves in the first place! Anybody who could have afforded it before just won't even think about it now! We were considering a 5 kWp Solar PV installation at home, which would have cost around £23k, but with £15k back through the grants scheme, but to say now that we'd only get £2.5k back is a joke! There's a difference between trying to scrape together some cash and a small fortune! M, as for the type of solar roofing, if you mean in the picture, it looks like amorphous pv cells on replacement roof tiles to me... please correct me if i'm wrong anyone!? - Ross Fri, 11 May 2007 08:23:16 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-2238 Anyone know what kind of solar roofing that is - details be much appreciated ta - m Fri, 11 May 2007 08:00:58 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-2233 In Australia, our government just announced in their budget they double the rebate for household solar to $8000AUD, that's some good news :) deets [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1916879.htm[/url]. - Vincenze Fri, 11 May 2007 01:32:17 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-2230 There has been such hype surrounding the Governator going green -- it almost seems as if the California media deems it the only green story worth covering. It is tiresome and, as I suspected, is turning out to be more than a little hyperbolic. I hope the dems do flex their muscles on this one. Good point about the war .... So frustrating! - Steph Thu, 10 May 2007 21:05:15 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/613#comment-2229 The solar roof installations are moving at fast pace in other parts of the state of Calfornia. The problem is in Central California with one utility company. I believe witthin 100 days the democrat led legislature will amend the law with the governor's blessing. - Enrique Thu, 10 May 2007 20:32:50 +0100