Comments on: The solar panels that pay for themselves… http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/10/the-solar-panels-that-pay-for-themselves/ Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action Mon, 21 May 2012 15:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: thomas adair http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/10/the-solar-panels-that-pay-for-themselves/#comment-10042 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:41:07 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5862#comment-10042 What if there was a business that paid all the monthly payments for the solar unit of the house or business? Well, i’m in the process of doing just that. In the meantime take a look at athenapro.com, the site is not ready for business, but when i get the funding this problem will be solved.

Thomas Adair
holygrailtoinvesting@hotmail.com

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]]> By: Michael Giberson http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/10/the-solar-panels-that-pay-for-themselves/#comment-10030 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:50 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5862#comment-10030 Ed, I wasn’t the one taking the blinders off. The source post was pretty explicit on why the “solar payoff” was faster in New Mexico. The only difference is that the post followed standard practice of ignoring the costs to everyone other than the homeowner when talking about payoff.

Obviously, folks will search for the Holy Grail regardless of the economics. Presumably, the searchers are not hoping to find it full of gold; the reward is elsewhere. I just wish they wouldn’t hijack the policy process to make us all pay for their religious quest.

]]> By: Ed Reid http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/10/the-solar-panels-that-pay-for-themselves/#comment-10029 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:11 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5862#comment-10029 Who gave you permission to take the blinders off and look at the whole picture? Shame on you!

PNM’s approach does “solve” the “storage” problem, offering the utility as (actually better than) free storage.

The economics of the “Holy Grail” of renewables, going off-grid, is still nearly prohibitively expensive, even with federal and state tax incentives and rebates. However, there are still those who persist in the search for the Holy Grail, regardless of the economics.

]]> By: D.O.U.G. http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/10/the-solar-panels-that-pay-for-themselves/#comment-10028 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:14:31 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5862#comment-10028 “I don’t think it is reasonable to say that the solar panels have “paid for themselves” until after all of the initial investors – homeowner, utility, ratepayers, and taxpayers – have received a full return on their investment.”

Amen, Brother! Such loose talk is how myths become popular “facts,” which can further shape public policy.

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