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To: tejek who wrote (355413)	10/19/2007 5:40:44 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572970

"its only the manufactured parts that cost money and then their upkeep." You answered your question, Ted. To use solar, there is more than just the solar cells, and they are a big chunk. But each individual cell only produces about 1.5 volts at a few milliamps. DC. Going from that to 110-220 volts AC at several amps is a non-trivial exercise.

To: tejek who wrote (355413)	10/19/2007 6:11:43 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572970

What I don't understand is why solar pricing is not in parity with oil or even cheaper? CJ answered the question better than I could. It's hard to beat a coal fired plant for cheap electricity with a fairly low investment. But you have to look at the full cost... and if G.W. is indeed a result of CO2 emissions, then the 'cost' of a coal fired plant is astronomical... and the cost of solar energy is cheap. As is Nuke energy. The argument for gas efficiency is much easier to make, because the economic benefits, beyond G.W., are much more compelling. And the first generation technology is in place, and fairly cheap. If it were up to me, every passenger or light commercial vehicle sold in the US in 2013 would have to be, at minimum, a hybrid. Hopefully we will be moving to all electric by then. You can see the train wreck coming... you can almost hear the fat lady singing. With 25% of the worlds consumption and 5% of the worlds population we are sitting ducks. And who benefits? Oh hell, I'm preaching to the choir. Been saying this stuff for many years now... and frankly I'm getting sick of listening to myself. As others are probably sick of listening to me repeat myself.