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15 comments on A wind-powered Statue of Liberty

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Halfin on August 25, 2005 - 2:16pm

Take a look at http://www.solarbuzz.com/ for a chart showing retail prices of solar electric systems. The costs bottomed out about a year ago and have been climbing ever since, probably due to increased demand.

Bill Gross's Sunflower system from http://www.energyinnovations.com/ claims that it will undercut current prices by about 30%, but that's still going to be pretty expensive.

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Ben on August 25, 2005 - 2:24pm

I considered adding a bunch of panels / batteries here a few years ago and guesstimated it would cost $20,000 at a minimum. We have lots of sun so this area is considered "okay" but not "great."

I recall thinking "that's a car payment!"

Now, my electric bill, on a good month, is $200. Perhaps it's time to check my math again...