Solar panel question

After looking back realized that, but message was already gone!!  Oh well.

You do understand these 'Reflective Panels' are On The Ground?  That reflected Heat DISSIPATES thru the Atmosphere into said atmosphere so has little to no chance of reaching space with much of any value.  Another of the CC Group claims that holds water like a Collander.

The solar panels are a great way to have electricity when no other source is available, i.e. pasture wells, hunting cabin, electric fencer, etc. But until the price/kilowatt generated comes down, they are not cost effective for normal everyday usage. Looked at putting them on our house, with a five day battery backup, they would have paid for themselves about the time they needed to be replaced. That's not to say that some time down the road, someone will figure out how to make them cheaper and more efficient, but that day isn't today.

The trouble i see with solar is GOVT CHOOSING WINNERS AND LOOSERS.. They are intentionally putting COAL out of business and subsidizing the solar/ wind mill..

Edited by steve(ill) - 02 Feb 2023 at 9:24pm

All I know is we have a weather station that is run by solar panels and we have to go sweep off the panels or the batteries start to drain.

So you would know something a Engineer in the field wouldn't?

Edited by DMiller - 02 Feb 2023 at 5:49pm

TramwayGuy wrote: The good news is that solar panels will get less expensive and better as the technology improves. So replacement will be a viable option.

Edited by DMiller - 02 Feb 2023 at 2:56pm

Especially if you TAX COAL and make MORE LAWS to RESTRICT POWER PLANTS from producing Electricity.....Its not the "COST OF THE PANEL"... Its the EFFICIENCY and FREE CHEESE SUBSIDY they get to install them... Over and Over and Over..

Walker wrote: Al Gore and myself have pioneered the coal fired heater technique of keeping solar panels snow free.

All renewables are subject to deficiencies in imparted energy to make energy with, Low to NO Winds Wind Turbines, Drier than normal so no refill of water Hydro, and low value sunlight or low on horizon off season when need it more than just Summer.  Winds can also be too intense fans will self protect shut down, solar station near New Florence does move to collect as much as possible yet currently is only producing around 3/5 design value due to clouds, filth, low sunlight time value.  When really cold is also self protects as wiring gets brittle so will secure until sun adequately heats up panels, can take up to 1/4 of the day if happens at all, That from the line crew that services the site.  And YES Solar Panels do degrade over time.  Solar array at O'Fallon MO is only 10 years old, lost close to 10% of discharge energy value in last two years, predictions are will have to replace panels at 18-20 as are seeing degrade swing exponential down increasing with each passing year faster.  Will still make power just no longer a viable power level.

Wind, solar, and hydroelectric are OK to a point. I still say a wind farm is wash of red ink and they will never generate enough power to make up for what was spent in energy to build and install them in the first place but whatever. 

You guys are just upset because it took a spammer to point out if your roof would be at a slight angle the snow would just slide off and you wouldn't have to be up there shoveling all the time.

True true true

tadams(OH) wrote: Remove trees and cry about Global Warming

         Far more money to be extorted from global ?? than trees.