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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (183338)	2/23/2004 1:57:28 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1576250

Again a passive system to heat water, wouldn't work at all here in Washington state. I think most folks believe the discussion of Solar panels implies electrical energy production. Which you also would then use to heat water. The power I saved by not heating the water is fossil fuel energy saved. My house is surrounded by 100ft fir trees in shade most of the time, green stuff growing on the roof. Since all of these trees are between my house and the lake I cannot cut any of those trees to get more sun since the shore line commission believes it would negatively effect the stocked trout habitat in the lake. True...solar power is not ideal for every region of the country. Al

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (183338)	2/23/2004 4:45:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576250

re:I had solar hot water heater for 18 years when I lived in Florida...a system called SolarHart (I think). Again a passive system to heat water, wouldn't work at all here in Washington state. I think most folks believe the discussion of Solar panels implies electrical energy production. My house is surrounded by 100ft fir trees in shade most of the time, green stuff growing on the roof. Since all of these trees are between my house and the lake I cannot cut any of those trees to get more sun since the shore line commission believes it would negatively effect the stocked trout habitat in the lake. Its true that western WA is not well suited for solar but eastern WA gets a lot more sun and could generate solar energy. If well thought out, I suspect a combo of solar, wind farms and hydro could take care of WA state's power needs well into the 21st century.