PBS: Solar Energy And The Economy

[Turborama]

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[tomm2thumbs]

1. if only the stimulus money went to outfitting rooftops across America

talk about a long term investment that would have paid back! 3-7 years? wow

[SkyDaddy7]

2. The Stimulus Plan does...

30% cash rebate and loan gaurentees...And that is just the beginning. His budget proposal has something like 200 Billion in Clean Energy spending!

I know I am buying shares of worthy solar companies. It might not be much but over time I think it will be a money maker. The shares of solar companies have been hit so hard that many are very cheap. Some have already doubled since their lows in March.

American: First Solar (FSLR)
China: SunTech Power (STP)

[Turborama]

3. Solar thermal, not photovoltaic (PV), has a return of investment of sometimes less than a year

That means free hot water for free for up to 25 years (the lifetime of the equipment).

I'm talking about http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&sa=3&q=evacuated+solar+tubes&btnG=Search+images">evacuated solar tube type of system,



not the nearly outdated (less efficient) flat panels...



(I used to sell evacuated tube systems and could post more detailed info, if you're interested...)