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  • Unknown Member

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    June 25, 2008 at 11:13 am

    ORIGINAL: MISTRAD

    I agree totally with solar panels.  I have them in my house, but they are expensive.  It is unlikely anyone lower than upper middle class could afford them reasonably at this time.

    Current photovoltaic technology cannot currently compete with wind power on a cost per delivered watt hour basis.  It could be useful in some applications, for example a home off the grid in a sunny area that doesn’t have too much wind.  Or someplace where the noise is objectional.  But even then, as you say, many people couldn’t afford it.  Furthermore, even those who can afford it would often chose less expensive renewable energy options.  Actually, thermal solar tower plants in such areas deliver electricity at a much lower cost than photovoltaics.