> > From: Michael Huffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This is similar to how the Germans have been promoting the use of solar for > some time now (at least five years, I would guess). It has been quite > successful. I don't know the exact euro cent difference per kWhr or if there > is a cap on the annual amount, but they have made it law that the power > companies buy back any extra power fed into the grid at a rate that exceeds > what the power company can sell it for.
Yes, Germany is mentioned in the first reference. I don't know how it works there; however, in WA, the power companies are given tax incentives for their cooperation. Generally, do the Germans use crystalline or amorphous? http://solar.calvin.edu/education/comparison.php
