Existing tax incentives allow production of photo-electric cells at a loss. And, that writeoff, plus the 'green' attempt, allows for indulgences for other less green activity elsewhere. It would be a major blow to solar power for the DoE to attempt to remove those incentives, unless the public stepped up to pay the real cost of production.
And, there are LOTS of places for massive arrays -- tops of buildings, for one. Just as Cell buildings lease space, so could power companies provide 'spot' power to the grid for buildings, and send excess back into their system, for minor leases and reduced power consumption cost to the end user. And, the array could encompass several city blocks with a central substation and filters.
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Date: 2004-06-02 10:01 pm (UTC)From:And, there are LOTS of places for massive arrays -- tops of buildings, for one. Just as Cell buildings lease space, so could power companies provide 'spot' power to the grid for buildings, and send excess back into their system, for minor leases and reduced power consumption cost to the end user. And, the array could encompass several city blocks with a central substation and filters.
This will, of course, piss off the birds.....