Originally Posted By velo Well, Wind Farms are usually for...wind. (and the energy that the wind produces)
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I often wonder why more people don't have solar panels on thier roofs,after all these years the cost sould be much lower.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I visted the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) in Golden, Colorado a few years ago. From what I heard there the cost of manufacturubg solar panels was still very high and that they thought wind power was the cost efficient way to go. Vestas has wind turbines that can generate 3 Megawatts of electricity. That's enough juice to power 30,000 100 Watt light bulbs, or enough to power about 2000 houses that use 1000 KWh per month.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 it's almost like somebody is just trying to make a quick buck off us. Must look into this .
Originally Posted By fkurucz "it's almost like somebody is just trying to make a quick buck off us." A quick buck? You make it sound like they're selling snake oil. Vestas has invested millions in building factories in the USA and is hiring Americans, unlike "American" companies that offshore their factories to China. If only more "American" companies operated like Vestas we might not be in the middle of a depression, with 17% unemployment (U6 index).
Originally Posted By disneydad109 It's not snake oil,it's really simple how to make this work .I still don't understand why it cost so much. I think that as long as we have known how to use solar the price would have come down by now.Thats all I mean.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Yeah, I think Disneydad is referring to the cost of solar and thinking they're making a quick buck, while Fkurucz is talking about wind power. I think there was a little confusion there. I do think at this point, wind turbines are cheaper, and don't require modifications to your home...just a different source for the power. If I had the room for it, I would seriously consider installing a wind turbine in my yard.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "It's not snake oil,it's really simple how to make this work .I still don't understand why it cost so much." My understanding is that the bottleneck with photovoltaic solar panels has been in efficiency (as in wattage generated per square foot of solar panel). There is a great deal of expensive research being done (a lot strange quantum physics is involved here, its anything but simple) in trying to improve this, but they have a long way to go.
Originally Posted By DAR Question Labuda, did the world end when they threw out the first pitch? Okay granted the Rangers are now down 3-1 and the Giants can close out the series, but still.
Originally Posted By Labuda "Question Labuda, did the world end when they threw out the first pitch?" Nope, but the Rangers lost. So, since the world ending was apparently a possible effect of a Bush throwing out the first pitch, I'll go with it was his fault the Rangers lost.
Originally Posted By Labuda "Question Labuda, did the world end when they threw out the first pitch?" Nope, but the Rangers lost. So, since the world ending was apparently a possible effect of a Bush throwing out the first pitch, I'll go with it was his fault the Rangers lost.
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Originally Posted By Longhorn12 Being a Texan makes me sad because we just voted Perry in AGAIN why do we keep voting in the friggin aggie?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Can X and Dar go back to insulting each other? That was amusing.
Originally Posted By Labuda Longhorn - we keep voting for him because we, as a state, are over 50% frickin' MORONS. While I'm mostly happy with Travis County races, overall (and including some stuff in my Pct, Pct 2) I'm pissed off at my fellow Texans today. Thank God that my Aunt Jeanne successfully defended her seat, and Thank God that Whitman and Fiorina both failed!
