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Old 08-24-2014, 12:59 PM
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On the solar topic- it won't be long and solar will be able to stand on its own, and not only because of skyrocketing electricity cost. Nanotechnology is leading to "other than silicon" based products, and that changes the whole game.
When there's no longer a gov kickback needed for it to make economic sense, I'm in.
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Old 08-24-2014, 01:10 PM
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I'm not really sure how it would go over here. Our board is OK with big BBQ's and they didn't bat an eye when I wanted to install my skylights. Probably take a long time to recoup costs though, with 8-9 months of clouds and rain during the year.
No sun in Vantucky?
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We get to see the yellow orb from about June-September.
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We get to see the yellow orb from about June-September.
I'm getting a little tired of seeing that mean old orb down here.
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