 | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Frank Filz
| | | | (...) I wonder how well that would really work, or do you mean I should have my own generator for the winter months when solar is unlikely to provide the power I need. I think electric plants are far more efficient than a generator could be (and of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Christopher L. Weeks
| | | | | (...) Good modern photovoltaics pay for themselves in ~13 years and last ~20 years. Because they're modular, you can scale your installation easily to provide far in excess of the power you need. Or am I misunderstanding your meaning? (...) You just (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Pelton wheels, photovoltaics, hydro, biomas and marine current [not the "war"] —Scott Arthur
| | | | | (...) Not in Scotland; here photovoltaics & wind power are predictably unpredictable. We are taking a centralised broad-spectrum approach to renewables: hydro, biomas, wind and marine current power. Right now about 10% of our power needs come from (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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