Since I'm looking at building a do it yourself UPS, I figured I ought to
look into a do it yourself solar power system as well.
Well, I can't find any Portland businesses to buy panels from at a
reasonable hobbyist price.
Even at $6/watt, panels are awfully expensive.
The best I can get a grid
] Do it yourself solar...
Since I'm looking at building a do it yourself UPS, I figured I ought to
look into a do it yourself solar power system as well.
Well, I can't find any Portland businesses to buy panels from at a
reasonable hobbyist price.
Even at $6/watt, panels are awfully expensive
/lmgs39
if you have sufficient wind they work quite well.
Tom S.
- Original Message -
From: Michael Robinson plu...@robinson-west.com
To: plug@lists.pdxlinux.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:02 PM
Subject: [PLUG] Do it yourself solar...
Since I'm looking at building a do
Michael Robinson wrote:
Anyways, I'm curious. Are there any incentives in Oregon for people
who buy solar panels to address the cost issue?
the only incentives i'm aware of are the Energy Trust's residential
solar program, and you need to work with a contractor they approve.
Definitely not a
On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 16:19 -0400, guy1...@opusnet.com wrote:
Lindsay books catalog has a nice pamphlet on how you can make your own
solar cells.
I can't say whether the energy you extract over its life exceeds the energy
to manufacture a cell. But even if that is the case it could still be
