In message , David WE Roberts writes
>Don't all laugh at once but on DIYnot, poster 'Frayon' (20/2/2010 4:19
>PM) has paid £8,893
>for a solar water system that only supplies his combi with water
>preheated to 24 degrees centigrade.
>His gripe is that the system doesn't do what the salesman claimed and
>not that he has paid
>an amount that has a payback time longer than it will take to pay off
>Crash Gordons 'No more
>boom and bust'.
>
>
>Hah!
>Did you see CountryFile today?
>Some woman boasting she had paid about £60k
I think it was £16k, still ...
for a PV array on her roof which was producing enough power (90W) to
>run a few lights and her PC. Probably better in summer though.
>This was 'an investment in the future so a pensioner could live in a >good sized house'.
>Full marks for all the insulation and the centrally placed solid fuel
>heater which kept the place warm, but there was the distinct impression
>that £60K was not a major sum to her.
>
>CountryFile went on to point out that domestic wind and PV power was
>not currently economic even with the increased subsidy for exporting to >the grid.
Could save £26 / year or something ...
>They had some interesting large scale generation projects though (good
>if you happen to own a river or two).
>
>Cheers
>
>Dave R