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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (616707)6/20/2011 12:27:49 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (4) of 1575341
 
>> The real joke is, even if you install them and reduce your usage, the power company has a minimum threshold amount to keep your account open! If too many do it they will raise rates to compensate as most have guarantees on what they make.

There may come a day when solar is a major contributor for a few hours a day. But what good is it if it isn't available on demand? Can utilities reduce their generating capability for peak hours? Will it ACTUALLY reduce the number of gas-fired, hydro, or nuclear plants we have to have? No, not in a significant way. And not anytime soon.

Those who want to do it, go for it -- even if they're overpriced eyesores.

One of the problems with many liberals is that they are irrational about these things. Solar power as it is today has a significant ecological downside (if nothing else, the eyesore aspect).
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