about $1200. I think if you do the math, it's still cheaper to buy a regular refrigerator. I think it's purely to make you feel like you're doing something positive.
--- Hal Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How much does it cost for the fridge, Mike? > > HALinNY > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 17:15 > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Ithica spends 1 > milliondollarsonSolarPanelsthathavegenerated $46, 000 in power in 5 > years. > > In NJ, you just plug into the utility. No need for batteries at all. > > Here's the Refrigerator I'll buy once our's bites the dust. > > http://www.conservrefrigerators.com/conserv.html uses an estimated 36 > bucks a year in energy. > > > > --- Vince Teachout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > > > I think our best bet is to install solar to reduce our load and > > > hopefully sell power back to the grid in the summer months. > > > > > > > I asked a solar group about selling power back to the company, and it > > was unanimous that it's not easy and not cheap to get to that point. > > Nothing like the over simplifications you see on the "quick science" > > shows. You apparently will need to get all the battery banks, etc, > > etc, before you can reach that point. Lowest estimate I saw was 13K. > > > > BTW, ever notice how expensive it is to save money? I was intrigued > > by the Sun Frost freezers that run on 12VDC, until I found they start > > at 2.5K and go up from there. > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
