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Re: High street solar panels on sale


  • Subject: Re: High street solar panels on sale
  • From: "Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:35:09 -0000

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, mailinglists <mailinglists@...> wrote:
>
> I'm all for green tech, but with a payback time of 106+ years, it's a
> bit difficult to justify...
>=20
> Elecy prices will have to keep going up even faster than they are=20
now to
> make it worthwhile...
>=20
>=20

But are they even green?  IIRC, the manufacture of photovoltaic panels=20
uses more energy than they would be likely to generate over their=20
expected lifetime.

Not forgeting all the work required to generate =A31000 to spend on them!

Mal








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