On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:19:47 -0400 "Michael S. Lorrey" <mike@lorrey.com>
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>"Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
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>I should add that I missed mentioning that these panels are
>'relatively indistinguishable from common asphalt shingles', which would
obviously solve the aesthetics problem that solar power has had to date.
This technology was getting lots of hype in the conservation industry on
the west coast in the early 90's, but I haven't heard squat about it
since I left the industry.
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Fossil fuel prices have been trending down, at least net of inflation, and at the same time improvements in the economics of solar cells have continued. Considering that sunlight has a zero marginal cost to existing land holders, at some point solar cells should begin to be competitive with more traditional power sources.
Ron Kean
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