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Unread postby FatherOfTwo » Mon 20 Dec 2004, 13:43:05

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Unread postby osiriss » Mon 20 Dec 2004, 16:08:28

Indeed very good news. Make your own energy and put the excess back into the grid. And getting eletricity bill reduction. :P

At least, some country are reacting to the problem. Even though they use rhe environnement as a reason instead of peak oil. Still it's as good for peak oil.
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Unread postby savethehumans » Mon 20 Dec 2004, 18:06:49

I'm surprised that even an alternative-energy progressive nation like Germany is doing this...it makes too much sense! :lol:

I really do hope it works. SOMETHING is going to have to, even on a "simplify society" scale!
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Unread postby Frank » Tue 21 Dec 2004, 10:02:43

I thought the government was behind this - they're paying rebates reportedly on the level of $.70/kwh the first year and declining after that. Apparently there is a LOT of panels going to Germany right now. I spoke with an installer in California who says he gets emails, faxes, calls, etc. almost daily from German farmers looking to buy container-load quantities!
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Unread postby Devil » Wed 22 Dec 2004, 08:32:26

PowerLight's three Bavarian solar parks, consisting of 57,600 silicon-and- aluminum panels, will generate 10 megawatts of electricity -- enough to power 9,000 German homes.


There are ~39,000,000 dwelling units in Germany, so how are your going to power the other 38,991,000? For that matter, how are you going to supply the 9,000 homes when the sun isn't shining (~70% of the time).

Every little helps, but this is just a tiny drop in the ocean.
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