Jmichael

Solar Stocks: Nine That Will Shine in a Bull Market

Shorty doesn't know squat. Cost of solar. I guess it depends on how much it's worth to you. I live in a Toll Brothers community of single family homes. My neighbor lives in a 4000.00 square foot home with a perfectly southern faced roof which currently holds 54 silicon based solar panels. His out of pocket costs were 28,000.00. System cost was 78,000. In his first year he sold approximately 2800 dollars worth of energy credits. His break even is less then six years. His system also covers his average electric bill of 225$ per month. If you have money and a family and live in the suburbs a solar system is already a good investment with the rebates.

Solar Stocks: Nine That Will Shine in a Bull Market

I hear the thin film vs silicon argument often. Most are thinking thin film will win because it can be used in building products.. There are billions of existing structures and most people aren't going to rip down their exterior walls to put a solar exterior on their buildings(corporate or home). The angles of existing structures(90degrees) will signigicantly lower efficiencies of thin film. Plus you'll have a wiring dilema. And as far as glass goes.. If you want to see out the window without getting a headache I'd say thin film in building products is a long way off from accepted reality. It would be very costly to replace old glass for solar glass.