Showing posts with label Solar Roofs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solar Roofs. Show all posts
Saturday, September 10, 2016
A Great Product If Your Home Has a Solar Roof
Popular Mechanics calls this a "generator," though it is a very advanced rechargeable battery pack, and does not generate electricity, itself. That, though, does not alter the fact that a home with a solar roof could charge this pack quite efficiently, especially in the US sun belt, or in countries that enjoy exposure to sunlight for much of the year. The initial price of this pack is high. But then, once you buy it, if your home does have a solar roof, you will not have to spend any money for the life of the pack. Ditto for states like Texas that have highly efficient wind power systems, and where utilities offer free electricity at night. Plug it in when you have free electricity, and use it when the billing cycle starts . . .
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Businessweek Speculates on the Future Demand for Solar Homes
It is interesting how a combination of ideology, tax breaks and the possibility of blackouts have been driving more and more people to add solar roofs to their homes in several parts of the USA. Businessweek has a nice article that explores the costs involved and the other related issues that would affect the cost specifically at: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_44/b4106088155598.htm?chan=autos_real+estate+--+lifestyle+subindex+page_real+estate+news
As far as South Asia is concerned, the issues would be completely different, though. Severe power shortages would make solar roofs more a matter of getting power reliably without having to depend upon the miserable government utilities than an issue of ideology or whatever. That they would reduce the amount of electricity consumed from filthy coal fired powerplants would be a huge plus, though. I wish some Indian business newspaper or magazine would do something about this in an Indian context. I am sure there would be more than a little interest. My guess is that thiswill happen - I do hear from people who want this kind of information and, soon, some savvy Indian publisher / editor is going to realise that this demand exists and start offering news to satisfy his readership.
Cheers!
As far as South Asia is concerned, the issues would be completely different, though. Severe power shortages would make solar roofs more a matter of getting power reliably without having to depend upon the miserable government utilities than an issue of ideology or whatever. That they would reduce the amount of electricity consumed from filthy coal fired powerplants would be a huge plus, though. I wish some Indian business newspaper or magazine would do something about this in an Indian context. I am sure there would be more than a little interest. My guess is that thiswill happen - I do hear from people who want this kind of information and, soon, some savvy Indian publisher / editor is going to realise that this demand exists and start offering news to satisfy his readership.
Cheers!
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