“...already boosted its green credentials by planting a garden,...”
Folks, you just can’t write this stuff to make them any more stupid.
From the article:
Based on available roof space, administration officials expect the photovoltaic system will include between 25 to 75 panels and will convert sunlight into 19,700 kilowatt hours of electricity a year. That would save a typical household $2,300 on its electricity bill, based on commercial rates in Washington. The solar hot water heating system, based on government estimates, could save an additional $1,000 a year.
Kennedy estimates that outfitting Obama's pad with solar would cost about $100,000 if paid out of pocket. But the money would be earned back with savings on the electric bill in the first five years
Only in dirty green hippie fantasy land is $3,300 x 5 equal to $100,000.
Jimmuh Carter 2.0. Obama just needs a beer-swilling brother and a confession about lusting in his heart.
Keep that useless crap off of our Whitehouse.
Just in time for winter, the Obozo Admin will have the WH go solar? What a maroon!!!!!
Idiots. That roof needs to be clear for secret service.
So the next Republican president in 2012 will just have to rip this white elephant all out...LOL!
“Solar power is coming to President Barack Obama’s house.”
He can put them on HIS house in Chicago if he wants, but that house in DC belongs to the people.
It’s NOT Obama’s house. It belongs to THE PEOPLE. The sooner we evict the current dead beat squatters the better.
Desperate to maintain some semblence of relevance, our president resorts to meaningless gestures and vacuous symbolism. He’s a shallow, vacant human being that has barely enough insight to recognize his own inadequacy.
I put over 50k of panels on my house. Won’t pay for itself before they wear out and need total replacement.
Why not a small nuclear power plant? That would make more strategic sense.
Notice how they do this at taxpayers expense. If he does this at his own chicago mansion, I’ll believe him.
YEAH hip hip hooray!!!!!!!!!
We are buying Obama a PR opportunity - and AP and all the media lackeys lap it up! Complete with voodoo math!!!!!
Bush had solar on WH 8 years ago. Media = chirp chirp. Obummer does it - Chu holds a press conference.
Compare Bush’s real home with Obummers. If interested in green tech - Bush crushes all lefties (with exception of those who don’t shower).
And it wil lpay for itself in five years!!!! Brought to you by “we won’t raise taxes” and “you cna keep your old health care plan!”.
Daily joke.
What sun? Nothing but dark clouds over the WH since obama moved in
I don’t understand the widespread opposition to solar around here. If it can power your calculator, it can power your car. /
$100,000 investment
$2,300 annual savings (for 20 years, till the panels need replacement).
If they took the $100,000 and put it into the bank, it would earn $2,300 annually in interest and then some. Plus, at the end of 20 years (when the solar panels need replacing) you would still have the $100,000 in the bank.