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To: NautiNurse
I like the opening..."pushing politics aside."

That will be the day that CC pushes politics aside. With him, it's all politics.

He better stop sunbathing or he's gonna end up with a bad case of skin cancer.

NN, what is the viability of solar power setups in hurricane zones like the entire state? I bet that would be an additional cost to reinforce solar for extreme weather.

18 posted on 09/27/2007 12:57:59 PM PDT by floriduh voter (TERRI Anti-Euthanasia Ping List: 8mmmauser & I'm 4 DUNCAN HUNTER)
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To: floriduh voter
NN, what is the viability of solar power setups in hurricane zones like the entire state?

You may recall I've had a significant investment into solar equipment on the roof for several years. (I didn't wait until moving into the Governor's Mansion to try alternative energy). I did it before it was fashionable.

Although we've never had a direct hit from a hurricane, none of the three solar pool heaters in my neighborhood survived the past six years of tropical storms. I paid a good sum of money to have the tattered remains of the solar pool mats hauled off the roof two years ago.

The solar water heater has done pretty well, and the PV solar panels are still intact. Of course, I paid another small fortune to have them all removed and reinstalled when the roof was replaced.

To answer your question, I don't have a clue whether the rest of the solar equipment will hold up in a major hurricane. fyi--only the solar water heater has paid for itself over the years. The solar electricity setup was far too expensive to ever recoup the investment.

30 posted on 09/27/2007 6:53:01 PM PDT by NautiNurse (McClatchy News report: Half the nation's families earn below the median family income)
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