PV Gap

Stacy Said:

I want solar energy for my NYC apartment and to eliminate/lower my current electric bill?

We Answered:

Don't do it. I doubt there are any laws against it, but your landlord may not let you. Check with your landlord first. Plus i would not recommend it. There is only so much a solar panel can do. I think one panel is only powerful enough to just turn on a 50 wats light bulb. The really good solar panels are just super expensive and not worth the money. You will actually be losing money.

Clyde Said:

I need contact details for solar and wind energy dealers/suppliers in Metro Manila?

We Answered:

http://www.solarbuzz.com/CompanyListings…

Alan Said:

Why don't energy suppliers sell solar energy?

We Answered:

The general answer that most have supplied before me is right, economics alone dictate the sources of power supplied.
When thinking of solar power, most people think that it is free. Well, the ongoing fuel requirements are free. However, when you look at the initial cost of the installation versus the amount of power generated, it has not been competitive to use solar. In other words, the initial cost of any power plant costs money and that money must be recouped by electrical sales. The cost of any electricity is made up of several parts: the initial cost to build the plant, ongoing fuel costs, maintenance of the power plant.

Another way to think of it would be to personalize the situation. Suppose you could buy a solar car that would never use any fuel at all and met all your performance expectations. That sounds great. And if you could buy that car at less than twice the price of a regular car, the economics would probably make sense. But, if the car cost 5 times as much, you would never save enough money to justify buying the car.

But, the real reason I answered this was to mention what I know some utilities are doing. For example the Tennessee Valley Authority allows customers to pay an additional $4 per 150kwH and call that their Green Power Program. Then, based on the amount of customers that sign up, they try to utilize these funds to supply that much power from renewable resources. They do that by investing in some wind turbines, several solar power sites, and methane collection from landfills. So, it acts like a working arrangement where the utility partners with the customers to help offset the higher costs of the renewable power now available.

BTW, the person who answered that utilities are being controlled by the oil and gas companies doesn't have a clue. While a very few utilities may have some direct tie and interest in oil, most of the utilities I deal with could care less where their energy comes from. They are going to sell the cheapest electricity that can be supplied to them at a sufficient level of reliability to meet the customers demand. Until our requirements change as consumers, the utilities are only going to supply what we are demanding, cheap electricity with high reliability.

Adam Said:

Would Energy Things Such As Wind.Solar Ever Be The Main Energy Supplier? If So What Would Happen To The Oil?

We Answered:

We will run out of cheap, easy oil one day. People power will replace a lot of oil power when that happens. The Chinese are burning coal like mad for electricity, but they are also giving up cars for electric bicycles because oil costs too much.

The Haber process will become more common in fertilizer production as natural gas supplies dwindle. The electricity to fix ammonia by Haber's process could be from solar or wind.

Humanity got by just fine with horses and oxen for transport and farming. We can do it again.

The Arab proverb is true: My grandfather rode a camel, I fly a jet, my grandson will ride a camel.

Priscilla Said:

solar energy as an alternative to electricity. need a reputable supplier.?

We Answered:

Try the sun