From: habshi on
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In 2000, 19,838 solar modules were shipped domestically. That
number increased to 134,465 in 2005, and to 524,252 in 2008, the last
year of available data.

"People are eliminating their bills," deadpanned Minnick, who hosts
tour groups at his father's eco-friendly home in Laurel every
Saturday. "They're using the same money they spend every month on
electric bills to install solar panels on their houses. And we're
really going into the busy season, with installation of solar panels
on houses."

Sizes of solar energy systems (usually called pv systems, for
photovoltaic) can vary; a residential system ranging from 3 kW to 8 kW
can power a household, depending on the size of the house and how much
power the house uses. Commercial systems, sometimes as big as the 40
kW system Green Logic is designing for Peconic Bay Wineries, are
required to power larger operations
From: jimp on
In sci.physics habshi(a)anony.net wrote:
> Why did no one think of this ?

Because it is babbling nonsense.

<snip comic book nonsense>

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From: habshi on
Even at 10% efficiency that is 150k barrles per km or 150m barrels
per 1000sq km

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the Gulf and the Mena region don't have to worry about the
future.

"The potential for this region is huge, with each square kilometre of
land receiving every year an amount of solar energy that is equivalent
to 1.5 million barrels of crude oil ."

From: jimp on
In sci.physics habshi(a)anony.net wrote:
> Even at 10% efficiency that is 150k barrles per km or 150m barrels
> per 1000sq km
>
> excerpt
> the Gulf and the Mena region don't have to worry about the
> future.
>
> "The potential for this region is huge, with each square kilometre of
> land receiving every year an amount of solar energy that is equivalent
> to 1.5 million barrels of crude oil ."

Oil has little to nothing to do with electricity.

You are still an idiot.



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From: habshi on
Now is the time to install solar panels. Pump the surplus power
underground to be used later

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1. Increased efficiency, production and lower cost. Solar panels are
being produced quicker and cheaper than ever before. The cost of a
photovoltaic panel has fallen from more than $6 a watt 30 years ago.
Heck, prices even halved between mid-2008 and 2009. According to the
Solar Energy Industries Association�s US Solar Industry Year in Review
2009, in 2009 photovoltaic module prices fell to �$1.85-$2.25 per watt
from $3.50-$4.00 per watt in mid-2008.�

Photovoltaic panels and other forms of solar power have also seen
substantial gains in efficiency recently. While the average
silicone-based photovoltaic cell converts about 12% of the sun�s
energy into electricity, some silicone-based photovoltaic panels can
now achieve 40% efficiency and their lightweight, relatively
inexpensive counterparts, thin-film photovoltaics, aren�t far behind
the average silicone photovoltaics.

Solar installations for your home or business are smaller and more
powerful and cheaper than ever before. The only thing that will make
them more expensive is when demand outpaces production, something to
think about as Solar Power demand ramps up in the next few years
(Solarbuzz).
After any financing is paid back you get free electricity! And if
your system is set up for net metering, you can actually make money by
feeding any extra electricity produced by your system back into the
grid.

Increase building value. Whether it�s a home or business, solar
installations increase a building�s value.CNN Money reported in 2006
that zeroing out a home�s electric bill with a solar installation
could increase the value of a home by up to $20,000. This might not
appear to be as much as you first paid for the system, but when
considering how much you saved in electricity bills while using the
solar system and how much it added value to your home at sales time,
it�s a sound investment. And the DOE in its publication, A
Homebuilder�s Guide to Going Solar, says that �Solar homes sell at up
to twice the rate of their conventional counterparts.�