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Keith,

So you want to give us the detailed documentation on this, last I checked the DOE website two years was the energy breakeven for the average pv panel, not sure about the co2 numbers though.


On Oct 30 03:45 PM keithfeather wrote:

> Uh oh, I just checked the FPL specs for their big projects just completed.
> It looks like the connected cost is actually over $7.00 per watt!
> I

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Actually when you consider the externalized costs, particularly of coal, solar makes a lot of sense even at current panel/system prices.


On Sep 19 09:19 AM Ferdinand E. Banks wrote:

> Americans prefer oil and coal. What kind of statement is that? As
> for solar, some of it makes a lot of sense, and a lot of it makes
> no sense at all.

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Responsible,

With respect, go to West Virginia and look at the mining operations or any forest on the east coast, try to eat the fish, check mercury levels in your body, co2 emissions, etc, then tell me coal is cheaper. This has always been the problem with coal, the market simply doesn't price the externalized costs. BTW your other numbers in favor of coal are off too by about an order of magnitude.


On Mar 29 02:52 PM Repsonsible Citizen wrote:

> We'll It simple , Solar produced electrcity is still 28 times the
> cost of Coal electricty . Even with tax credits , goverment subsidies
> it still comes out to about 22 tmes the current cost , in this economy
> 97% of America simply cant afford solar even if they wanted to .
> My Electric company offered me 20% of my Electric to be generated
> by there Solar division my monthly bill would have gone up from
> around $100 to $400 I said NO Thank You! And thats Just 20% solar
> cost , at that rate 100% would be OVER $2000 a month . Someday Solar
> will come down maybe to say 3 times the cost of coal , then in a
> better economy I'm sure most people could be convinced or shamed
> into going All solar but for now and into the forseeable future
> Solar will be a great idea thats just NOT practical for the vast
> majority of people.

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Flyer, yes these points are not widely circulated in msm and have low visibility but are crucial to making informed decisions re the true cost of oil.

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Sirfisup,

Not sure what you mean about large land requirements, just visited a large windfarm in northern NY located on agricultural land, the tower footprint is miniscule, approx 100ft square and didn't interfere with crops or grazing below.