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Skeet. I did not say solar energy was inefficient. I'm saying the method of achieving it is vulnerable to the vagaries of wether, IE, strond down bust winds ans hail larger than hald inch, and let's face it, while solar would begreat in my neck of the woods due to probably 275 to 300 days of sunshine, one nasty butt thunderstorm with serious down burst winds or large hail and it'll be a multi-million dollar repair job every time. Arizona has one of the highest rates of summer thunderstorms in the nation, It was number two after Florida until this damn drought hit. Things may be turning a round some as I've seen more thunderstorm activity this year than in the last two years combined.
My points are a photovoltaic cell is highly vulnerable to hail damage. Those very shiney curved metal heat collector would have to be kept polished under normal circumstances and would definitely lose some efficiency due to denting from hail stones. My point being neither system is going to be perfect and maybe not nearly perfect enough in the long run. mainenance will be damnably high and guess who foots the tab?
"Now as far as lobbyists. Why do we need lobbyists? They write the laws..What are you saying my friend?? If they are writing the laws and you think that is fine..don't look for regulation from companies...unless it will affect their bottom line.It will also affect ours too ya know. To our detriment 2 terms for anyone. And no lobbyists NRA, company or any group. No professional politicians. In Europe they called them the aristocracy..Earls Dukes princes and Kings. This government was set up to make the common man the person who could control his own destiny..Sadly..it ain't that way now..and it's gonna get worse. Not dissing anyone Fabs...but ask a question of yourself..and any one else you may have a discussion on politics with. In the time of the American Revolution...would you have been a Patriot...or a Tory?? It was a tough question then...and getting to be just as tough now. I for one am tired of our "elected" aristocracy!
I see I'm not the only one who considers our representatives "Royals" maybe it's time for another Bastille Day. No head lopping though, just lots of hot tar, feathers and a very splintery rail which is IMHO a lot better treatment than they deserve.
Paul B.
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