sOLAR PANEL REALITY

[RWT101]

Example 4021 of gubmints wasting tax dollars.

[URL="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/solar-self-sufficiency-not-feasible-1.4427770"]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/solar-self-sufficiency-not-feasible-1.4427770[/URL]

I'm all for solar panels and batteries when you spend your own money on them. Go for it!

But for gubmints to incinerate hard working people's tax dollars on them is insane at this point in time.

[blackpowder]

Read an interesting article on the new technologies using solar to produce fresh water. Technologies that dont require electricity at all or very little.
Now we all know the gubmint using this new income for general revenue. So its good to see a different idea thats electric free. Solving real problems.

[Hamloc]

First, I have to admit I am surprised the CBC printed such an article. Second, I am disappointed in mysel, I thought I could go off grid for somewhere between $160-200 K. Apparently I was far too optimistic. Looking forward to our resident green energy supporters responses!!

[seldomseen]

I first heard of solar energy back in high school science class and that was way back in the 70's. I thought it sounded great and we would all be using it for all our power in just a few years. Teacher must have been friends with chuck because he had me convinced. I have been waiting all these years and it still hasn't gotten to the point where it makes economic sense.

One thing I notice when we went to Costa Rica last winter the sun was directly overhead and was shinning bright everyday I looked all over and never saw any solar panels anywhere. You would think that if it would make sense that's a place you would see it.

[binthere]

No money To be made on green energy in south and Latin American countries. Travelled many of those countries and enquired with locals on this issue. Many had no clue if they did laughed and said Canada and Paris accord won't **** us on this one.

[burnt]

No money To be made on green energy in south and Latin American countries. Travelled many of those countries and enquired with locals on this issue. Many had no clue if they did laughed and said Canada and Paris accord won't **** us on this one.

Oh surely it will be only a matter of weeks - if not days - until a very smart green energy company will step in there and offer them super cheap solar or wind generated electricity for the ridiculously low price of 1 1/2 cents per kilowatt....well that's what we were told the best bids are coming in at. LOL

[sumdumguy]

No money To be made on green energy in south and Latin American countries. Travelled many of those countries and enquired with locals on this issue. Many had no clue if they did laughed and said Canada and Paris accord won't **** us on this one.

Pretty well every building in Maui has solar panels on the roof.

[binthere]

Can you say tax credit. Does not translate to Spanish.

[oneoff]

Luckily there is an unlimited supply of lithium and all precious metals. That's why they are called precious metals....isn't it.

[chuckChuck]

Take a look at this report as it covers some of the questions of how much solar impacts the environment.
http://cleanenergycanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MiningCleanEnergy2017.pdf