Comments on: Solar Cells in Sheets From Dalton, Georgia http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-10078 Scott Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:14:00 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html#comment-10078 <p>But sirs... What of the environmental cost, as HTRN alluded?</p> <p>http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/03/the_high_enviro.html</p> But sirs… What of the environmental cost, as HTRN alluded?

http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/03/the_high_enviro.html

]]> By: Doug http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-10077 Doug Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:54:14 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html#comment-10077 <p>Whoa! Have you seen how much an inkjet printer cartridge costs? Don't you get something like 4 pages per cartridge, @ $30/cartridge? The idea might be cool, but one can only imagine the cost of these cartridges. How do I get a piece of THAT franchise?!</p> Whoa! Have you seen how much an inkjet printer cartridge costs? Don’t you get something like 4 pages per cartridge, @ $30/cartridge? The idea might be cool, but one can only imagine the cost of these cartridges. How do I get a piece of THAT franchise?!

]]> By: HTRN http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-10076 HTRN Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:13:50 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html#comment-10076 <p>The two best places for solar are Southern California, and Hawaii. Both have lots of sunshine, and both have obscene electric rates - in the case of Hawaii, the highest in the Country.</p> <p>Last year was better to buy solar panels - President Bush signed a bill that raised the federal rebate from 10% to 30% for FY 2007 only. Combined with State rebates, a solar system could have wound up being less than half the sticker price.</p> <p>My main interest in Solar is not economic(because it really isn't), nor is for the enviornment(Solar panels are made with some nasty processes), but rather for entirely selfish reasons - I'm concerned about power loss, when I move to a more rural location. Admittedly, I first plan on getting a LPG standby generator, but running that for extended periods of time gets expensive, and the power where I'm going can go out for days or even a week, something that can be unpleasant when winter temps regularly stay at 10F or less. The advantage of the Solar Panels is that can pay back some of the investment constantly, vs. a generator that only is useful during emergencies.</p> The two best places for solar are Southern California, and Hawaii. Both have lots of sunshine, and both have obscene electric rates – in the case of Hawaii, the highest in the Country.

Last year was better to buy solar panels – President Bush signed a bill that raised the federal rebate from 10% to 30% for FY 2007 only. Combined with State rebates, a solar system could have wound up being less than half the sticker price.

My main interest in Solar is not economic(because it really isn’t), nor is for the enviornment(Solar panels are made with some nasty processes), but rather for entirely selfish reasons – I’m concerned about power loss, when I move to a more rural location. Admittedly, I first plan on getting a LPG standby generator, but running that for extended periods of time gets expensive, and the power where I’m going can go out for days or even a week, something that can be unpleasant when winter temps regularly stay at 10F or less. The advantage of the Solar Panels is that can pay back some of the investment constantly, vs. a generator that only is useful during emergencies.

]]> By: Highway http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-10075 Highway Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:58:12 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/03/solar-cells-in.html#comment-10075 <p>I've been checking in with Nanosolar every few months. They use a sort of printing process for their panels as well, and have apparently started selling their panels. </p> <p>http://www.nanosolar.com/<br /> </p> I’ve been checking in with Nanosolar every few months. They use a sort of printing process for their panels as well, and have apparently started selling their panels.

http://www.nanosolar.com/

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