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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (463220)3/12/2009 1:03:28 PM
From: HPilot3 Recommendations  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1578131
 
Haven't you figured out yet that putting them on 1/4 of our roofs and parking lots will provide all we need?

Rat you know nothing about how they work. The roof top units do not have the voltage needed, they will not power plants that need higer voltage and current, to convert the power to AC and step up the voltage would use up more power and hardware than its worth. Yes it may go a long way but you will still need to burn natural gas and oil. Also you will need coal to make steel as it won't be steel without the carbon from the coal.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (463220)3/12/2009 1:04:04 PM
From: HPilot  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578131
 
Haven't you figured out yet that putting them on 1/4 of our roofs and parking lots will provide all we need?

Rat you know nothing about how they work. The roof top units do not have the voltage needed, they will not power plants that need higher voltage and current, to convert the power to AC and step up the voltage would use up more power and hardware than its worth. Yes it may go a long way but you will still need to burn natural gas and oil. Also you will need coal to make steel as it won't be steel without the carbon from the coal.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (463220)3/12/2009 1:54:35 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1578131
 
putting them on 1/4 of our roofs and parking lots will provide all we need?

Only when the sun is shining. Not at night or when its cloudy.

the single most significant threat to bird populations is habitat destruction

True now. But thats because we haven't installed massive wind farms in most places. And the best places to install them are places that will inevitably kill a lot of birds.

But the toll on bats would be a lot worse.