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Originally Posted by cwd
they must be using some shitty solar panels. My parents have 7 that run everything in the house except for the fridge and stove. TV, computer, stereo, lights. Seriously, everything. Its pretty nice to not have an electric bill every month.
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What else is there besides all those things? The water heater and A/C? As I said 2 4x10 powered the water heater.. Grant it this was nearly 30 years ago.
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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
When someone says "solar takes too long to pay off", just ask them to tell you how many years they had to pay their electric company before the company called them up and told them to stop paying for their power. How long does that take anyway? 3 or 4 generations? Oh.. never? that sucks..
But the monthly charge keeps getting less and less, right? Oh.. it doesnt? It actually gets more and more? Fuck.
oh well, I guess I'll jam my fingers in my ears and say LA LA LA LA because EVERYONE knows that solar doesnt work.
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She NEVER recouped the cost. The tech doesn't last for generations.. You have to replace it.. In fact I believe it was around 10 years later the panels were disconnected and a regular water heater was installed. Maybe saving her a total of $3-4k in electricity over that time.
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Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way
"ASU is advancing an unparalleled effort to install 12MW of solar power across its campuses. Completion of the phase one solar installations launches the capacity to produce 1.88MW of electricity—enough for nearly 500 Arizona homes."
http://www.asu.edu/tour/sustainability/solar.html
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Hmmm no mention of the cost..