Photovaltaic power....
I have been reading a little on 'Photovaltaic' or PV power. That's Solar power to the rest of us.... These systems are available as tie-in's to the power you are already paying too much for, and without batteries, or as off the grid stand-alone systems. I think it would be great to generate my own power, and sell what's left back to the utility company.... Unfortunately these systems also cost money. Hmmmm. The 'cheaper' system (tie-in, no batteries, no backup power) start around $5000.00 and the complete sell the extra back to the poer company jobby goes anywhere from $7000.00 to $16,000.00. Still my attention is grabbed. Would the return be enough? I don't have extra cash to throw away. There are incentives.... The state of MD will give a one time 12% income tax rebate on a new system installation (up to $2000.00), the power company has to 'buy' excess power at the going rate, and the quiet efficient amlmost maintenance free system would immediately start reducing, if not demolishing, the power bill. I wonder if the government gives grants for these types of things???? The back of my house sits in sunlight ALL DAY LONG. I know I could genereate LOTS of power from that. I have visited several sites, however I didn't copy their addresses down to creat links.... I don't know. Just a thought. I wonder if there is anyone locally selling/installing/maintaning these things? If not, why not me? Rising electric costs should drive lots of people to look into solar power...... BRILLIANT!!!!!
Also, ethanol production begins in my back-yard. Yield too small to sell yet...........
posted by Z-Man @ 12:28 PM
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Interesting, I was reading about, I think, these same sytems in the paper last month.
If I remember correctly, there are two main manufacturers of these systems, and they are each back-ordered in excess of a year.
It would be nice, though to have a 'green' source of power, that over time might save a little green as well.
You need to consider the total amount of sunny days you will be getting each year in order to start calculating you savings. With the rain clouds and overcast days that S'bury has, it may not come to the rescue quite as quickly as some would hope.
What surprises me is how LITTLE PVP we see out here. Not only is electricity more expensive out here, but, gosh, we get tons of sunshine!
I see only a handfull of households harnessing solar out here. And passive isn't even used much. Go figure!
I'd like to give it a go! I know we aren't the sunniest state, but we get our fair share of the glowing orb.... I think it is more popular in California, that seems to be the area most of these companies come out of! I know you guys aren't far from there......Still haven't checked into if there are already comapnies around here selling these things, if not it would make a great business........ maybe.....
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