Postby rooting4tooting » Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:35 pm
BTW the two original mails look like plants or ads..
Why don't we see solar cells on houses like we all wish we did? Because they are not cost effective. Simple.
Construction of the cells. Huge environmental impact in terms of pollution, material extraction, and transport costs
Fitting of the cells to the roofs
Method of feeding electricity to the grid and exchange of payments.
electricity output is tiny.
Maintenance of the cells, cable, control units etc
If I was in any way cost effective it would be law to have solar roof tiles or full cell layouts for all new build houses, offices and apartments.
It hasn't happened.
BTW I love the idea of renewables, but until solar cells are cost effective they will only soothe the conscience, not the energy problems.
Get the government to change legislation or your bill will be bigger than any saving you could make.