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Solar: Energy's New Growth Sector

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.

Understanding What Buy and Hold Really Means

With respect and I do generally respect your opinions just how does even an enlightened investor do valid research on individual equities? Way too many uncertainties not to mention outright misinformation to ever accomplish this in my opinion.


On Apr 29 02:21 AM Steven Hansen wrote:

> an old advisor once told me it is not so much the stock as the sector.
> once you identify the sector, the selection of the stock becomes
> relatively easy.
>
> my point is performing sectors keep changing. and now today we are
> faced with a unpredictable future. in a long running bull market
> everything is moving up (of course at different rates) so buy and
> hold works no matter how lazy you are.
>
> the bottom line is that i review my sectors monthly, and take action
> as required.
>

Wind Turbine Energy: How It Works and Stocks to Watch

Clearly matching real time load requirements with wind availability is a key issue and there are some interesting methods being explored to store energy which may mitigate this problem to some extent, we shall see.


On Mar 22 10:40 AM billp37 wrote:

> "The reason is that in Texas, and most of the United States, the
> hottest days are the least windy. As a result, wind turns out to
> be a good way to save fuel, but not a good way to avoid building
> plants that burn coal. A wind machine is a bit like a bicycle that
> a commuter keeps in the garage for sunny days. It saves gasoline,
> but the commuter has to own a car anyway.
>
> But neither wind nor solar power can be used to meet surging energy
> demands. And, while wind may be a low-cost resource when it is blowing,
> no renewable resources will provide for the large "base load" resources
> that Colorado needs the most.
>
> An economic analyst claims he's done the numbers and wind energy
> is costing the Victorian Government far more money than any wind
> turbines could generate.
>
> In addition wind is very unreliable, it cuts in and cuts out, so
> you have to have backup for it, so the costs are somewhat in excess
> of that crude depiction of the premium price you have to pay for
> wind.
>
> "Oh, well they just cut in and cut out. Windfarms on average operate
> for 25 per cent of the time, but they only operate when the wind
> is blowing, so when the wind isn't blowing they're not available.
> I think it was well publicised in South Australia a wek or so ago
> when they had a heatwave of 42 or so degrees and suddenly none of
> the windfarms were operating, or only operating at very low level
> and one of them caught fire. Wind is not and cannot be reliable.
> You can rely on it to be there when you need it only 10 per cent
> of the time," he says."
>
> Links to articles found here.
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> www.prosefights.org/wi...
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