Comments on: Shining Pigs http://www.joetaxpayer.com/shining-pigs/ Financial Commentary For The Average Joe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JOE http://www.joetaxpayer.com/shining-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 JOE Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:30:54 +0000 http://www.blog.joetaxpayer.com/?p=586#comment-1527 I respect your opinions and will always approve your posts. You get me thinking about my position and my writing style. The progress in solar power efforts are not comparable to processor technology, you've taught me that. I do think there's a tipping point where solar is a better deal than purchasing from the power company. I also know that electricity costs continue to rise while solar generation does drop, albeit more slowly than I'd like. I also need to research more about variable pricing, i.e. when power companies charge more at times of peak demand for comercial customers. My local supermarket will have a breakeven cost much higher than mine as they pay that premium. So if they can use solar to just kill that peak demand, they may find the current systems are worth buying. And cost does drop with increased volume production (within reason, of course.) As always, your input is welcome and appreciated. Joe I respect your opinions and will always approve your posts. You get me thinking about my position and my writing style. The progress in solar power efforts are not comparable to processor technology, you’ve taught me that. I do think there’s a tipping point where solar is a better deal than purchasing from the power company. I also know that electricity costs continue to rise while solar generation does drop, albeit more slowly than I’d like. I also need to research more about variable pricing, i.e. when power companies charge more at times of peak demand for comercial customers. My local supermarket will have a breakeven cost much higher than mine as they pay that premium. So if they can use solar to just kill that peak demand, they may find the current systems are worth buying. And cost does drop with increased volume production (within reason, of course.)
As always, your input is welcome and appreciated.
Joe

]]> By: Augustine http://www.joetaxpayer.com/shining-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 Augustine Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:22:29 +0000 http://www.blog.joetaxpayer.com/?p=586#comment-1525 Joe, In spite of your enthusiasm for solar energy, a return on investment of almost 20 years WITH subsidies demonstrates why it's just another pork. If solar energy were that good, it wouldn't require subsidies and these figures indicate why it's not. Joe,

In spite of your enthusiasm for solar energy, a return on investment of almost 20 years WITH subsidies demonstrates why it’s just another pork. If solar energy were that good, it wouldn’t require subsidies and these figures indicate why it’s not.

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