All things Solar (merged threads)

[poppa smurf]

Originally Posted by BHDOGS

I heard people who dont have solar power are subsiding those that do is this correct?

up to a point yes, thats true and also merely one of the excuses that were used to over inflate power prices.....if we didnt have solar you would still be paying those prices.....thats what privatising a public utility does....only one reason a company buys a utility or any other infrastructure.....to make money

another pathetic excuse was that "infrastructure" needs major repairs.....none done yet......an inquiry into power prices has been proposed many times but none have eventuated

we are paying the highest power prices of any developed nation with no real reason behind it

we have sold ALL our infrastructure to overseas conglomerates and that is why we are paying exorbitant prices.....we own NOTHING now..

taxpayers are the only source of income now.....so roads and motorists are the new cash cow and rates and taxes the new income stream

Originally Posted by b0son

surely a large array is far more efficient (either in terms of generation, or in terms of expense and extent of install) than individual systems?

yes it is and when it is in place I would be the first one to join up with it PROVIDED they pass the savings on to us and not try to make a great swag of money out of us overnight like what is happening now with the wind turbines

individual power generation is the way for me just now.......I'm generating enough power for myself plus another household with similar power requirements

I dont know what the future holds but I can see the "blue gen" being a big part of it, prices will have to fall astronomically but I truly think it has a future

the trouble with that system is that it still utilises a "commodity" (natural gas) which can be bought and sold......anything with that description is open to extortive opportunities, as with the power now, and will become so expensive that we cant afford that either

the world has become a greedy place, very hard to live in