dinesh is right about the cost difference between wind and solar. Right now, solar is more affordable.
Solar effeciency is based on the position of the panels and the possiblity of shade being case on the panels during the day, not how far north you live. If you can position your panels...
Pay back is targeted to be 5 to 7 years with tax credits and lower power bills. The sooner I can get into the PaCE program the faster the pay back.
Most car loans are 5 to 7 years for Pay Off! LOL! not Pay Back! Solar power is really more affordable that you think! I guess it's a choice...
:ep Maybe thats why folks think I've gone overboard, it's an herb pot not a flower pot... hmmm.... I guess I won't tell them WHICH herbs came from the bathroom fixture :duc
Isn't the new techo name for these things is "solar/wind powered clothes dryer"? :D Here's mine, along with my organic pest control system.
I dry everything but jeans and towels on this or when the weather is bad, on drying rack inside. I don't like my jeans and towels air dried. Too...
Here's a picture of my herb garden! Fresh herbs always make food taste better and the herbs can be dried for storage. Have you priced the cost of herbs lately?. I recycled/reused a leaky bathroom fixture as a herb pot (tank and bowl are both full of soil and seeds). It wasn't good for it's...
Hello All! I'm new to the board . I found the site from my membership on http://www.backyardchickens.com/.
I had my 4KW solar installed in Dec 09 and am "netmeetring" with Duke Power for now. I've applied to PaCE (http://www.palmettocleanenergy.org/) and am waiting on my application to be...
Hello All! I'm new to the board and this is my first post. I found the site from my membership on http://www.backyardchickens.com/ so I decided to use my same username and avatar in case there are other site http://www.backyardchickens.com/ here.
I had my 4KW solar installed in Dec 09 and am...