08-25-2012, 06:30 AM
(08-25-2012, 12:05 AM)kandrathe Wrote: I guess my point is that the economics should drive it, not the politics.
The big problem here is that our current judeo-christian supercapitalistic form of economy tells us to consume more and things will go better. We also don't need to worry about where we take stuff from because god gave us the earth and we can do whatever we want with it.
It is of course already known some 50 years that it doesn't work like this. So unless we start including effect on the planet and it's resources in costs of things, simply using (current) economics to drive change will not work.
(08-25-2012, 12:05 AM)kandrathe Wrote: I also think "special interests" include the fossil fuel guys, as well as those who are itching to be the next darlings to get in bed with our politicians.
I've researched for my home, both solar, and wind generators, and they just aren't money, or energy saving devices for me. I live in a bad place for solar, wind and geothermal. Mostly, unless they perfect the miniaturized nuclear reactor -- home edition, I'm stuck tied to the grid. The one thing that would make sense for my dwelling some day would be to implement co-generation with a geothermal heat pump. I live on about 2 acres (which also abuts a wetland, so there is room for the piping.
For solar; do you have a lot of clouds where you live?
Otherwise you are quite a bit more south than Holland if I am correct, and the amount of rainy days and cloudy days can almost not be worse than in Holland. SO probably this is solely based on that normal grid electra is much cheaper where you live or energy companies don't allow you to sell back to the grid (or at least compensate the generated and used amounts). I guess you can connect you solar cell system to the grid where you live?