| 8 in 10 Want their Houses to Power Themselves |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Thursday, 22 June 2006 | ||
 The results of a probably somewhat biased poll given to 1,004 Americans by the world's largest solar-cell producer, Japan's Sharp Electronics Corp show that 80% of Americans want to have solar power as a part of their houses. Two thirds of Americans are willing to pay a premium for solar panels and half said they'd pay 10% more for a house with solar panels. Ron Kenedi, VP of solar stuff at Sharp said, "Solar has been popular for a long time in areas like California and Arizona. Now we're seeing that the rest of the country is ready to embrace solar energy, and consumers want the option of having solar power their new home." So, what you're saying is, when it was economically viable to have solar power in places with lots of sunshine, people had solar panels? And now that it's economically viable in other areas, those people want solar as well. Crazy... From PersonalTechPipeline
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Where to purchase solar cells?
written by a guest , July 12, 2006
Solar Manufacturers - Anyone Know Distri
written by a guest , July 12, 2006
SOLAR OPTIONS:
A. Sharp Electronics, Japan, the No. 1 maker of solar cells. B. SunPower - San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower, world's most efficient silicon solar cells. C. Nanosolar, Mountain View, Calif - CIGS for BIPV solar cells from the elements copper, indium, gallium and selenium, or CIGS for short. D. Heliovolt, Austin, Texas 0- CIGS for BIPV solar cells from the elements copper, indium, gallium and selenium, or CIGS for short. E. Miasole, San Joes - CIGS for BIPV solar cells from the elements copper, indium, gallium and selenium, or CIGS for short. F. XsunX, Aliso Viejo, Calif G. MV Systems, Golden, Colo
Thanx
written by Celia , January 12, 2007
That's a lot of info. Thanks a lot.
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