PV Gap

Catherine Said:

how do i connect a solar system in my home?

We Answered:

Were this an HONEST resolution to the issue, then AFRICA would be a WORLD power. The hippies, here in America or Europe, have given poor tribal people in Africa SO many of these things, to keep Africa from becoming a contributor to the world economy, that you would think Africa would be LEAPS and BOUNDS more advanced than ANY society in the Americas or Europe, but no.

Africa is as backwards as it has ALWAYS been. These solar panels do work a little, but they are unable to provide enough reliable (scalable) power to supply a growing economy. Societies in Africa who have embraced this hippy-nomics have become STAGNANT because solar power is not the scalable form of power that nuclear or coal is. And Africa will always be in a hole due to the fact that their societies are not advanced enough to produce MORE solar power arrays on their own. They will have to buy them from the MAN, and the MAN will keep raising the prices to make getting to a higher level of sustainable power THAT much more difficult and unobtainable.

Sure! Africa may not be building any power turbines any time soon, but this form of energy is scalable, and turbines are NOT that difficult to buy. They come in all different sizes for all different needs!

This WOULD be a good place to have a competition between two societies: one that has embraced hippy-nomical solar and the other that has its power supplied by turbine (gas/steam) power. You can keep them hundreds of MILES apart from one another and see how quickly ONE develops faster than the other!

Anyone wanna guess where the smart money would go?

Would the Goons at the U.N. have the nads to propose such a competition? *laughter*

To which solar system are you trying to connect? *laughter* If you can get to any one OTHER than the one we're currently using, you better let NASA know what you are doing! They'll be very interested, more than likely. *grin* The ones with the bigger stars are more likely to TORCH your house. So, be careful any way you go about connecting this solar system to your house!

Marlene Said:

How much would it cost to install a solar entergy system in a home that is 2200sq.ft. ?

We Answered:

I know of no place that it takes 70 years to get a pay back on a solar electric system. Most people will sell their home way before 70 years have passed anyway. And they will add the price of the solar electric system to the price and get all their money back and years of free electric. Fuel cost are increasing at a rate of 6.5% plus yearly so over the 30 year life of a home and solar electric system you would be able to save $30,000 to $50,000 and get your money back when you sell. I don't see a loss of any kind.

So you know, You do not install solar energy by the sq. foot of the home. For any kind of a system be it space heating, water heating or electric. You size it by your requirments and usage. And how much up front money you have.