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In reply to the discussion: WARNING [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)125. I didnt say anything of the sort. Shame on you for using that logical fallacy.
I support rebates and tax credits for solar. I want solar to succeed. I want subsidies for oil to end.
And the OP doesnt bother me but it is a bit of hyperbole.
I was defending a poster that has an opinion and should be able to state it w/o getting ridiculed. I dont agree with everything he said and I dont know the latest data but until recently solar power would not pay for the cost of manufacture and installation. That doesnt mean we shouldnt continue development. That doesnt mean I believe "rebates are bad".
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Ha ha ha ha. Hilarious post, thanks!!! My sides hurt from laughing so much... Ha ha.
Scuba
Nov 2012
#2
It can be, though concentrating solar tends to be more efficient than PV.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2012
#45
Solar is actually quite cheap to get going, especially when mass produced.
LeftyLucy22
Nov 2012
#126
You need to learn that just saying something doesn't make it so. Post your sources, so we
patrice
Nov 2012
#5
Why are assumptions based, apparently, only on "large scale"? Nothing else would make
patrice
Nov 2012
#21
The reality is that it's not cost effective enough for it to be a solution at this point.
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#32
No. Actually, I just wanted to see the sources on those claims about economics etc.
patrice
Nov 2012
#24
Sorry - I was terribly confused. Pardon me, please! I will delete the offending post.
AAO
Nov 2012
#47
I need you to provide exactly what you're talking about & to quit trying to make the case that all
patrice
Nov 2012
#42
So environmental damage is ok, just as long as YOU or YOUR kids don't have to deal with it?
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#31
The truth is a most elusive thing in the alternative energy sphere
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#34
If you don't realize why that's a bad argument, there's little point arguing with you.
DireStrike
Nov 2012
#73
No, that is actually NOT what you have been saying throughout this entire thread.
renie408
Nov 2012
#84
What I've said all along is that as of right now solar is not viable for large scale utilization.
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#85
I still hold to my statement that at this time solar is not efficient enough
Pacafishmate
Nov 2012
#90
It depends on how you look at it, if in several years you have paid off your initial investment
Quixote1818
Nov 2012
#120
There are many reasons besides a conspiracy that it might not have market share.
DireStrike
Nov 2012
#99
I didnt say anything of the sort. Shame on you for using that logical fallacy.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#125
Yes, it was already done. Patents were bought and you never heard from them again. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#13
If true, please post the patent numbers. There are no secret patents unless they are classified by
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#16
While one can make the argument that every little bit helps, the higher latitudes
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#27
EXACTLY- just imagine how much power we could generate all along the southern latitudes.
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#111
I was wrong. They do have it and products are entering the consumer market now.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#115
It more than just rerouted...there is a dramatic needed for increased lines
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#30
Solar is only part of the solution, we will still need large power generators for industry
pediatricmedic
Nov 2012
#95