In a message dated 10/16/07 1:47:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I know several folks/families who live off the grid and use solar. Once I house sat for a couple in their 2500 square foot log home and they had a huge capacity washer/dryer, ac, appliances, lights, garage door opener, etc. -- the whole works -- and although they had a back- up gas generator, they said they could go for 9 days with no sun at all, using all their appliances as per usual, before they'd have to turn the generator on. My former spouse installed solar panels on her home in Davis last year and I don't believe she's had to pay anything to PG&E yet, but has received payments from them every month for the excess electricity she sells back to the grid. >From anecdotal reports it seems that we do have the technology now, but costs are a crucial factor in the initial switch to solar. Well it seems to me that every knew home built would be equipped with solar panels in that case. It definitely would be a selling feature for houses. But then maybe there is a conspiracy among builders and energy companies, you know kind of like the one between Big Oil and Big Auto. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
