The solar-nator

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in California, today, requiring partial solar on all new homes starting in 2006? Sounds good to me. I heard it on NPR this morning.

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jackchips_2

Sure sounds

like more Government regulations to me.

Why can't the market be the determining factor?

NPR? Oh yeah, No Personal Responsiblilty radio. This is not a political statement just my own observation. How's that for a disclaimer, Maddog?

hydronicsmike

That will be nice.

I just travelled through California and noticed a whole lot of solar panels used already. Even the little call boxes on the side of the road are all solar powered. Way cool.

Robert O'Connor_6

Gov't regualtion I'm

for less of it!! I support private innovations and utilization of solar technology.


I think NPR is a fine media outlet. I have never seen any bias on their news side. Some of their radio magazines do seema little tilted . But who cares there not billed as news.

Regards

Robert

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PJO_5

You could also....

argue that while our oil is "open market" we spend a considerable amount of money, effort and (currently with the military) young men's lives there...all of which could be tacked on to the "real" price of oil.

Solar is free in that regard...beside the fact of no pollution and no dependancy on power plants, etc.

Just my opinion. Take care, PJO

Constantin

Also way cheaper

...the reason that call boxes are now almost exclusively cell-phone based (guts inside) is that running all that wire next to the highway was/is a major expense. Couple a solar charger to a phone and you can put a pole anywhre you want...

In the light of the gas main being ruptured by street digging in another thread here, I can see why the folks that have to maintain these communications systems elect to do as much as they can wirelessly these days.

One guy did a calc on the costs of outfitting homes with solar technology for electrical and warm water needs vs. running telephone poles up the hill. According to his calcs, anytime you're more than 2 miles from the edge of the extant grid you're better off going solar than plumbing in the grid (X poles at x dollars and all that jazz that the electrical company can charge you for)

Mark J Strawcutter

another variant

Around here I've seen roadside call boxes that are radio-based. You have a choice of 3 emergency "types" - medical, mechanical and something else - then pull a handle which mechanically produces enough electricity to transmit a coded radio signal to a central station.

No solar, no batteries. But I doubt that it's ADA-compliant at this point, either.

mark