On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Jonathan Duncan < jonat...@bluesunhosting.com> wrote:
> <snip> > I have also wanted to gain some independence from "the grid" for many years > now. The cost and complexity of the project has always hindered me. If > someone has not already done so, it could become a good business to create a > kit for people that allows them to set these things up themselves and have > the option to come install it for those who do not even want to use a kit. > A kit for wind, solar, fuelcell, etc, or a hybrid of multiple power sources > and instructions on how to do it all safely and properly could be a good > business model, depending on how many people want to do such a thing. > However, depending on the maintenance required of home users on such > systems may balance out the long term cost savings and negate the viability > of the project altogether. > > here's a couple of recent articles about some folks that are doing solar panels..... http://news.hjnews.com/news/local_news/article_638d73ba-979f-11df-99f0-001cc4c03286.html http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=649&sid=7815825 Joel /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
