Sam wrote: > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Scott Stewart <saste...@email.unc.edu> wrote: > > >>> Won't be but still is. Once they get Coldfusion working it wont be needed. >>> > > >> Right now, I can install solar panels on my roof, get a substantial >> portion paid for by the gov't and finance the rest with a home equity >> loan, I'll reduce my dependency on the local power company by about 80% >> I could pick up the rest with a turbine, noise!= uselessness >> > > 30k for panels will save you about $500 a year and last 30 years. Do the > math. > Done the math... at 75% offset with incentives and tax breaks it'll cost me 75k to install, save me $115 *a month* (that's almost $1400 a year, which is a bit more than $500) I'll save even more if I install a rooftop turbine.
My break even is 13 years... and if I sell I can recover the entire amount plus some. > > >> I don't think so, your quoted article refers to two almost completely >> unknown companies, the results could be attributed to lack of marketing >> or production of a unappealing product. >> Every major car company is introducing "plugin" hybrids next year, the >> next step is full electric. >> > > And Honda dropped the hybrid because nobody would buy it until gas hit > $4. Now gas is down and so goes the demand for hybrids. > 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-hybrid/ 2010 Honda Insight http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2010-honda-insight.htm They're investing a lot of time and production for technology that you say that they're going to drop > >> When did I say that the problem is solved? The problem won't be solved >> until we're no longer dependent on fossil fuels. >> But to dismiss current technologies based on what are at best >> insignificant reasoning (noise?) or fringe speculative science (Cold >> Fusion?) >> is foolish. >> > > Pointing out that they're old ideas that you think are now ready for > primetime. Could be, just saying I wouldn't bank on it yet. > I guess I'm missing your point, yes it's tech that's been around for a while, but only in the last few years has mass consumer production become available. I've done alot of home work with residential solar power, I *HATE* Progress Energy, our local electric power barons, I certainly wouldn't cry if I contributed to them going out of business by getting off of their grid. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283263 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
