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To: i-node who wrote (616709)	6/20/2011 12:33:53 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575399

Solar power as it is today has a significant ecological downside (if nothing else, the eyesore aspect)* .* LOL...so you can't be specific but you are offended by the way they look? Al

To: i-node who wrote (616709)	6/20/2011 12:34:04 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1575399

I think solar is really cool. If you want to pay for it and set up your own, go for it. It's more like a hobby right now. As you said. OTOH, our local Power company just built a solar collector to pre-heat water going into the powerplant. Sames money on fossil fuel to turn it to steam.

To: i-node who wrote (616709)	6/20/2011 2:02:40 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575399

"(if nothing else, the eyesore aspect)" This is already changing, Dave. You need to keep up! en.wikipedia.org There's no reason that the photovoltaic cells can't just BE the roofing material. You install them on the areas where the sun shines, and regular shingles where it doesn't.