[PLUG-TALK] Solar Incentive Programs for Roof Panel System on Houses
Denis Heidtmann
denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
Thu Feb 10 17:14:58 UTC 2022
I just walked by a house with many healthy-looking cacti in their front
yard.
On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 3:23 AM Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 09, 2022 at 01:31:36PM -0800, David Mandel wrote:
> > I keep getting advertisements from various Solar Installation Contractors
> > pitching their products and services often along with government
> incentives
> > and loan packages that are supposed to pay for themselves from the
> savings
> > on electricity.
>
> Willamette Valley solar makes as much sense as a cactus
> farm. The best sunlight is in Arizona. In a rational
> world, I could invest in solar panels there, sell the
> power to Southern California Edison, and displace a wee
> bit of BPA power sent south on the Pacific DC Intertie.
> That makes the best use of solar panels, and power lines.
> Property tax rates are lower in most of Arizona as well.
>
> For virtue signalling, I could paint fake solar panels on
> my Oregon roof, though the black surface would make my
> house a wee bit hotter in the summer. It might help warm
> the house in winter ... if we ever have another winter.
>
> Keith
>
> P.S. With climate zones moving north, some hardy varieties
> of avocado tree can grow here. It may not be long before
> we CAN grow cactus.
>
> --
> Keith Lofstrom keithl at keithl.com
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