Ray- I followed up on a radio commercial, and inquired about rooftop solar panels (for electrical generation, not water heating).
There's a 50% State of California rebate, plus a Federal credit, plus it doesn't add to your property tax. But when I saw the net 5-figure price tag (without battery backup) and how many years it would take to pay for itself, said "no way" until the price comes down. Sad. Had it been more affordable, would have been delighted to go from a substantial consumer of electricity to a part-time producer. -Ben > Of course - by the same token - the government isn't forcing people to > use nuclear energy. (I'm not sure if the waste comes from power plants > or nukes, so please correct.) If a national election were held today and > the population was given the chance to completely switch to safe, > 'green' energy, do you think they would? Of course not - people don't > want to pay more. So we get what we want. (Or what the majority wants - > and the collective IQ of the majority is probably less than the > temperature outside today.) Personaly, I _would_ be willing to pay more > for my energy if I knew it would be better for the environment, and I > bet most people on this list would as well, but we are certainly not the > norm. > > -Ray > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 1:37 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Another reason for me not to like the government ... > > > > > > The proposed path for transporting nuclear waste to Yucca > > Mountain, Nevada > > goes right through the middle of the town I live in. Hey, > > that's a great > > idea. Let's transport a train load of waste through downtown > > Rock Hill, > > population 30,000. Not to mention that we are 25 miles south > > of Charlotte, > > NC. Damn energy lobbyists. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
