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The Phony Numbers Behind California’s Solar Mandate
Wall Street Journal ^
| August 12, 2018
| Steven Sexton
Posted on 08/13/2018 5:32:31 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
Instead it relied on economic analysis from the consultancy that proposed the policy, Energy and Environmental Economics Inc
The answer here is simple, Homeowners should be allowed to SUE this Company for Damages for this blatant fraudulent assessment.
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posted on
08/13/2018 5:39:34 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: reaganaut1
And most of these studies ignore the maintenance factor that panels would have to be replaced every so often, and those panels are expensive.
My neighbor in Florida had solar panels to heat his pool and the maintenance guys were there pretty much every year at least once.
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posted on
08/13/2018 5:41:17 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Trump has driven the Democrats and GOPe batshit crazy.)
To: libertylover
Query.....
Were the pool water heating panels actually solar collectors that circulate water through a solar heat exchanger or did the panels generate electricity that inturn provided resistance heat to warm the water?
I would bet the former.
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posted on
08/13/2018 5:47:19 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12) Sanctuary is Sedition)
To: libertylover
I think ya’ got a little apples and oranges goin’ here.
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posted on
08/13/2018 5:49:55 AM PDT
by
super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
To: reaganaut1
Californias energy regulators effectively cooked the books to justify their recent command that all homes built in the Golden State after 2020 be equipped with solar panels. Far from a boon to homeowners, the costs to builders and home buyers will likely far exceed the benefits to the state.
Great, just what California needs - something to further drive up the price of housing. On the one hand, I appreciate the price support - I own a house a few blocks from the new Apple HQ and according to Zillow it has appreciated by about $1.3 million since I bought it 13 years ago. But I have to wonder who is going to be able to afford housing in California in the years to come? The state can't be entirely populated by software developers, software managers and government employees.
To: eyeamok
>>The answer here is simple, Homeowners should be allowed to SUE this Company for Damages for this blatant fraudulent assessment.
Most likely the company is nothing but a shell created specifically to produce this blatantly fraudulent assessment. There would likely be no assets to seize.
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posted on
08/13/2018 5:56:40 AM PDT
by
vikingd00d
(chown -R us ~u/base)
To: reaganaut1
Need more electricity production as Americans are forced into electric (cattle) cars.
To: reaganaut1
Cali has kicked all meaningful energy production outside its borders.
They get their just deserts...or....desserts......
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posted on
08/13/2018 6:14:36 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: libertylover; reaganaut1
And most of these studies ignore the maintenance factor that panels would have to be replaced every so often, and those panels are expensive. Last I read solar panels are good for about 15 years.
Keeping the panels clean is very important for power production. Dirt absorbs light and dust can scratch the panels permanently reducing power production.
Solar Panel owners should be hosing off their panels about once a week which might be hard to do if they are on your roof.
Just imagine the people with solar panels in California today whose panels havent seen the sun in weeks because of the forest fires.
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posted on
08/13/2018 6:40:33 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Pontiac
“Solar Panel owners should be hosing off their panels about once a week which might be hard to do if they are on your roof.”
And the State will criminally charge the person for excessive water use.
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posted on
08/13/2018 6:47:30 AM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
To: Pontiac
You can’t have trees blocking the light either, many of these single level houses on small lots won’t be able to have trees.
Think about how that is going to affect air quality.
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posted on
08/13/2018 6:54:20 AM PDT
by
dila813
(Voting for Trump to Punish Trumpets!)
To: dila813
It will also raise the cost of air conditioning because the home will not be shaded.
Seems like a catch-22. More power usage or more power production?
Which way to go?
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posted on
08/13/2018 7:08:30 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Fred Hayek
And the State will criminally charge the person for excessive water use. Only if the water ends up on the grass. 😉
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posted on
08/13/2018 7:10:57 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: reaganaut1
Can’t read that through the pay wall.
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posted on
08/13/2018 7:11:41 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
To: bert
I don’t know; they were my neighbors.
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posted on
08/13/2018 7:25:31 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Trump has driven the Democrats and GOPe batshit crazy.)
To: reaganaut1
Whatever
Ive installed over 1000 systems from 1 to 500 kw
Solar panels work
If you dont like thrm
Kiss your utilities ass
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posted on
08/13/2018 7:28:40 AM PDT
by
Truthoverpower
(The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
To: bert
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posted on
08/13/2018 2:33:13 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: bert
I’ve got a lot of land to play with.
A couple of reels of 200’ * 2” black plastic pipe uncoiled on the ground did a FANTASTIC job of heating the pool I had.
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posted on
08/13/2018 2:36:28 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: reaganaut1
Huge dangers involved with tehse system - heat, high voltage/current, complicated electronics, maintenance hazards
Projections of the Insurance costs needed/added for these ‘mandated’ solar houses will be covered up (and for more fun stuff like paperwork/inspections, service calls, and yet more government meddling).
The politicos will go home feeling good from the stupids who vote for them for shams/scams like this, but people’s lives will be lost and more middlemen will be enabled and regulation lasting ‘til the end of time’ (or the leftist’s time, which might be up really soon).
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posted on
08/13/2018 3:43:06 PM PDT
by
elbook
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