Yes, I would like some more info on that as well. While large wind/solar farms are now almost cost effective with traditional sources, the same cannot be said...
Good Day All, In the State of California, with the current state rebates, many home owners are able to install solar electric panels, using a home improvement...
Chuck, You are talking about whether an individual Homeowners electrical bills change. How does the installation of PV on a home affect the total cost of...
You put solar systems on homes and cost of operating the electrical system goes up. Someone has to pay for it. These increased cost are paid for by some...
"These increased cost are paid for by some segment of the customers." Absolutely. It should be no surprise that alternatives to coal and petroleum will cost...
A hostile environment for protecting the environment was not anticipated herein. Even BP and Shell are coming around but oil employees remain dedicated in ...
Bill is Absolutely Correct. Solar/wind/hydro/local renewable systems in homes represents an increase in cost per unit of operating the local utility electrical...
Bill, Never forget the stats and the facts are not exclusively mutual. Utilities and grid operators use stats projecting savings from "not installing...
Hi Group; American energy policy will only be effective when it is a massive grass roots movement. The goverment will maintain it's policy of subsidisize the...
Let the Sun Shine In Too much energy is wasted by converting it. We could cut energy use by as much as 30% in 10 years by removing some links from the energy ...
We have a rising price in electrical energy due to rising fuel prices and inflationary rises in areas associated with grid management. There are also emerging...
Have you driven a Fjord lately? Think's zippy little Web-enabled, carbon-free electric driving machine could help reverse 100 years of automotive history,...
...just for the record, I mistakenly said that the sun is a fission reaction and not a fusion reaction. Mike ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I try to stay away from posting press releases but this is quite relevent to our on going thread, regards tallex TEP Wins Federal Grant to Evaluate Solar...
OLED Displays to Recycle Energy < http://www.idtechex.com/printedelectronicsworld/articles/oled_displays _to_recycle_energy_00000656.asp > The possibility of...
Good Day All, Now what will it do to the costs of energy if groups begin to disconnect from the grid and independently produce their own power. The government...
Chuck, Your first paragraph puts the cart before the horse. The needs of the people (our "social system") should dictate policy and the taxes necessary to pay...
Good Day All, No king please. Forgive me my lack of clarity in the below email. I used a lot of words to say that financial justifications have very little to...
Opec Subject to Anti-trust Action http://www.nypress.com/contentswitch.cfm?cid=19076 By Ed Koch Gasoline prices are still over $3 per gallon. The price of...
This will have a lot of political and popular appeal to people that think that they can impose their will on other people. Compromise, do it my way. If...
Congratulations to Washington State. With forethought and natural endowment, Washington State utilized locally available hydro power and grid distribution to...
All In a recent discussion, I was unable to say how much current (not a double entendre) electricity provided in this country is from domestic sources and what...
Hello all, I have just posted a new item to the C3 Energy Blog. It is a summary of a Home Power magazine article (with their permission) entitled Wind Turbine...
Chuck, You mentioned Jimmie Carter's 55mph speed limit. Highway accident rates soared in all states with 55mph speed limits. As states increased the speed...
Good Day All, You are preaching to the choir my unnamed friend, yellow corvete. Amen! All of you have common sense. Once in a while we all screw up, I do my...
FYI: The rate of highway fatalities is 12% lower in Germany than in the US. I happen to see the statistic on a television show called "Modern Marvels" which...