Would it be worth while to start using Solar Power?
Question:
Not as a means to really use solar power as a primary source of electric, but as a way to cut costs for the future. Put back into the grid. I would be curious to know what type of power could be harnessed and used when doing this on a massive scale. I could just balance things out a little better.
What do others think?
Answer:
Yes, it is worth using solar power and some forms are extremal easy and effective.
Heating swimming pool's with solar panels is inexpensive and efficient.
The best part about PV (electric) installations on municipalities and commercial buildings is that you produce power during the dreaded "peak" operating hours.
Long Island has implemented a $4.75 a watt incentive for schools and municipalities that install PV systems. This makes investment in these systems quite reasonable.
The only reason we haven't seen much in renew-ables is because when oil was abundant it was cheap. Now that supply is limited costs are escalating and renew-ables become more cost effective.
Japan and Germany have strong programs and are much more advanced than we are when it comes to solar, simply because their energy costs have been significantly higher than ours for some time now.
Definitely express your thoughts with your elected officials, send them letters and e-mails.
Solar and wind answer many problems and make perfect sense.
I think that people should start using every type of alternative energy out there. I'm not sure why people haven't. I think that alot of people don't believe that they need to and they won't until its really bad.
Also...I think I read somewhere that the materials that are used to make solar panels are a limited resource as well, but I'm not positive on that.
the main reason is that those things cost too much
people would love to use solar power, but right now, it costs too much to buy them
that is why not many companies are using them
until the day when solar panels cost become really cheap, companies are not going to use them
after all, who doesn't like to get free electricity all the time
Many are doing it to promote a green image.
Also many are doing it to plan to be economically sustainable in the long term.
A few airports have used their roofs as solar panels.
Also in Melbourne here our city market is covered in solar panels recently as the orientation for the roof was already there.
Also many dairy farmers are using hot water systems (evacuated tubes) to set up their dairy farms with as they have to use a LOT of electricity to heat up their hot water to about 90-100c to kill all the bacteria...
Solar hot water is very viable and cheap to for payback time for this sort of application and if anyone in australia knows of someone who is looking into it I work in the industry.
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