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  • RWT101
    Member
    • Oct 2017
    • 77
    #1

    sOLAR PANEL REALITY

    Example 4021 of gubmints wasting tax dollars.

    [URL="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/solar-self-sufficiency-not-feasible-1.4427770"]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/solar-self-sufficiency-not-feasible-1.4427770[/URL]

    I'm all for solar panels and batteries when you spend your own money on them. Go for it!

    But for gubmints to incinerate hard working people's tax dollars on them is insane at this point in time.
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    • blackpowder
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2010
      • 9231
      #2
      Read an interesting article on the new technologies using solar to produce fresh water. Technologies that dont require electricity at all or very little.
      Now we all know the gubmint using this new income for general revenue. So its good to see a different idea thats electric free. Solving real problems.

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        • Hamloc
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2014
          • 3894
          #3
          First, I have to admit I am surprised the CBC printed such an article. Second, I am disappointed in mysel, I thought I could go off grid for somewhere between $160-200 K. Apparently I was far too optimistic. Looking forward to our resident green energy supporters responses!!

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            • seldomseen
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2010
              • 2015
              #4
              I first heard of solar energy back in high school science class and that was way back in the 70's. I thought it sounded great and we would all be using it for all our power in just a few years. Teacher must have been friends with chuck because he had me convinced. I have been waiting all these years and it still hasn't gotten to the point where it makes economic sense.

              One thing I notice when we went to Costa Rica last winter the sun was directly overhead and was shinning bright everyday I looked all over and never saw any solar panels anywhere. You would think that if it would make sense that's a place you would see it.

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                • binthere
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2015
                  • 593
                  #5
                  No money To be made on green energy in south and Latin American countries. Travelled many of those countries and enquired with locals on this issue. Many had no clue if they did laughed and said Canada and Paris accord won't **** us on this one.

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                    • burnt
                      Banned
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 3918
                      #6
                      Originally posted by binthere View Post
                      No money To be made on green energy in south and Latin American countries. Travelled many of those countries and enquired with locals on this issue. Many had no clue if they did laughed and said Canada and Paris accord won't **** us on this one.
                      Oh surely it will be only a matter of weeks - if not days - until a very smart green energy company will step in there and offer them super cheap solar or wind generated electricity for the ridiculously low price of 1 1/2 cents per kilowatt....well that's what we were told the best bids are coming in at. LOL

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                        • sumdumguy
                          Senior Member
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 11951
                          #7
                          Originally posted by binthere View Post
                          No money To be made on green energy in south and Latin American countries. Travelled many of those countries and enquired with locals on this issue. Many had no clue if they did laughed and said Canada and Paris accord won't **** us on this one.

                          Pretty well every building in Maui has solar panels on the roof.

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                            • binthere
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2015
                              • 593
                              #8
                              Can you say tax credit. Does not translate to Spanish.

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                                • oneoff
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Jul 2009
                                  • 3007
                                  #9
                                  Luckily there is an unlimited supply of lithium and all precious metals. That's why they are called precious metals....isn't it.

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                                    • chuckChuck
                                      Senior Member
                                      • Dec 2006
                                      • 12681
                                      #10
                                      Take a look at this report as it covers some of the questions of how much solar impacts the environment.
                                      http://cleanenergycanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MiningCleanEnergy2017.pdf

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