Re: Going green

HeyBub wrote:
gfretwell@xxxxxxx wrote:
Unbelievable. Of course this couldn't happen without the govt
allowing it, since they regulate the utility companies.

Here in NJ about 5 years ago they put a tax on everyone's electric
bill to raise money for new energy initiatives. An investigation
uncovered the utility commision had a $100Mil fund with no
oversight, no clear signature authority, etc. One of the things
they have done with that money is to subsidize folks who want to
install solar electric on their homes. So, rich folks in fancy
houses got $30K to help pay for solar systems that cost $60K. And
the money comes from a tax on some poor working stiffs electric
bill. And at the end of the day, the real problem is that solar is
so expensive that it is not competitive with conventional sources.
You can hand out $30K to a few rich folk, but it ain't gonna make
any significant difference in the big picture.
Environmentalism has always been a rich person's cult.
All of these "green" rebates are for people rich enough to exploit
them. Even with the rebate I doubt anyone will actually save any money
in the long run. Maintenance is the unmentioned 800 lb gorilla in the
room.

Right. Put "Green" and "New Jersey" together and the little guy is double-screwed. And he's not even a light bulb.

"Falls" are the leading cause of injury requiring emergency room visits (except in gun-free Chicago, of course, where the leading cause is gunshots). Anyway, imagine 30 million homes with some type of solar collector on the roof and legions of middle-aged men sweeping off the leaves or snow or whatever.

No need to sweep off snow, just make the panels with heating strips that are powered off the grid! Sort of like the energy star refrigerators with the heating strips to prevent condensation.
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