[Cicero]

I notice there's not too much detail on how much this solar powered electricity will cost per kilowat hour. I guess that doesn't matter, as long as they all feel good and the taxpayers foot the bill.

[Fruitbat]

Free solar power for all illegals.

[JamesP81]

I notice there's not too much detail on how much this solar powered electricity will cost per kilowat hour. I guess that doesn't matter, as long as they all feel good and the taxpayers foot the bill.

That's the problem. It's a government project which means it will never run as well as a private one would.

It's not a bad idea, it's that it will turn into a govt boondogle. My uncle has three panels on his roof which he uses to heat water. Really cuts down on his electric bill. He didn't need a 2.9 billion dollar govt spending program to do it, either.

[GSlob]

A lot. In addition, since the peak sun is at noon and peak residential consumption is in the evening, storage devices [lead acid batteries] are normally used in standalone systems.

[Boundless]

> I notice there's not too much detail on how much this
> solar powered electricity will cost per kilowat hour.

Or if the cells will ever recover their costs, apt to be
higher since November due to the Motech (Taiwan) fire.

[nuke rocketeer]

You got that right! This program will also cost more than $2.9 Billion, by the time it's over. And the people who put the PV panels on their roofs will have to pony up the cost of the panels and get a rebate for PART of the cost. I also disagree with the job creation part of the article. That is a crock of pure bull crap. It does not consider the jobs created by turbine, pump, electrical components, piping, labor contractor and engineering companies. Given the capital equipment needed to build a steam or combined cycle power plant vs the fabrication and silicon production plants, electrical component (much fewer than conventional plant, mostly inverters)and the enginering and labor contractors needed for a PV panel installation on a single rooftop. In fact, the engineering necessary is minimal.

It would be nice if the press would give these claims a tenth of the investigation they give to any political claims by or against conservatives, but I know it is just wishful thinking.

[editor-surveyor]

"I guess that doesn't matter, as long as they all feel good and the taxpayers foot the bill.

That clause covers just about everything going on in California today.