BETA-32 wrote:
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That is exactly the problem. Until someone figures out how to get the
cost down, they make no economic sense. Here in the socialist state
of NJ, they put a tax on every electric users bill to raise money to
fund solar. So, last time I checked, you can get a medium sytem of
about 6KW, which actually costs $50K, for about 20K, because the other
poor saps are paying the rest. . . . .

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I'm in the socialist state of NJ (actually SJ) and I'm one of those poor
saps that pays the electric tax to help fund these systems for others. But,
honestly, I don't mind doing it and I think it is a good idea. Of course,
that funding system is like a pyramid scheme that initially works for those
who get in early then has diminishing and then nonexistent returns. My
thinking is that the more funding that can go into alternative energy
sources now, the larger the pool of people using those systems will be, and
eventually the overall cost of the systems will come down. And I do think
that by funding these things now we will eventually become less dependent on
non-renewable sources of energy such as oil, coal, and gas.



And that's why we continue to get ripped off by the politicians in this
state. Cause guys like you like to hand over money to the politicians
and then have them decide when and if to give it back to you. This is
a huge economic mistake and is a gross misallocation of resources.
Instead of letting the free market work, politicians, who can't even
run the parts of this state they supposed to run efficiently, now think
they know more about energy than the free market. That $100mil is
gone right out of the consumers pocket, right down a rathole. All they
are doing is giiving a $20 or $30K subsidy to a small number of people
that won;t even make a 1% difference in the states energy usage.

The new Mercedes E320 diesel gets 40MPG, and has lower CO2 emissions
than a gas engine. How about we set up another NJ fund, take money
from the citizens and give $30K to anyone who want to buy one of these
so they can get if for less than half price. That a good idea too?