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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (191969)	6/18/2012 12:00:33 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543802

We could prolly cover every roof in the country with panels for the cost of that war, and still have money left over for windmills. (We prolly wouldn't, even if politically possible, cuz it is said we only have to cover 1/4 of the roofs and parking lots to meet our needs). We might have even been in a position to sell panels to Japan. Japan is poised to overtake Germany and Italy to become the world’s second-biggest market for solar power as incentives starting July 1 drive sales for equipment makers from Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co. to Kyocera Corp. (6971) Industry Minister Yukio Edano set today a premium price for solar electricity that’s about triple what industrial users now pay for conventional power. That may spur at least $9.6 billion in new installations with 3.2 gigawatts of capacity, Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecast. The total is about equal to the output of three atomic reactors. bloomberg.com Germany peak solar production 22,000 MW 138K sq miles California . . 849 MW 164K sq miles We've got a lot of potential; it just takes money.