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> Let's see now.
> 10 BILLION bucks per year. That's what we are
> currently giving to the oil companies to foster
> "alternative energy research".
> Even assuming 700 bucks per 125 watt Kyocera
> solar panel that would pay for 14,285,714 and a
> fraction panels. Even if we assume only getting
> HALF the rated power for 4 hour a day, that is
> 130,357 MEGA watt hours every year.
> I think...
> And that number will be added to the total EVERY
> YEAR!
>
>
> So. How much carbon dioxide production would THAT
> eliminate?
>
Not as much as you might think Making semiconductors which solar panels
are is hard on the environment and uses a lot of oil for processes. -Ken
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