"Don" wrote in
Several things have to transpire almost simultaneously for this solar > stuff to work.
> 1) The cost of the stuff has to come way down.
> 2) The efficiency of the stuff has to go way up.
> or
> 3) The cost of the grid has to go into the stratosphere.
>
> BTW: To get 900 watts I'd need (4) sheets of plywood sized (4'x8')
> solar panels and those aren't easy to hide on your roof, or you need
> some place to put them where they can access the most sun and be able
> to be serviced. Something I just noticed missing in the statement
> above are the deep cycle batteries which aren't cheap either. > sigh......
>
> Oh well, back to the drawing board......I don't give up THAT easily!
Economy of scale, you need to put your whole home, and a few neighbours into a communal system. then maybe it will pay, Hey how about wind. Ya got lots of that! . Ron