Comments on: DIY Solar Power http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/11/diy-solar-power/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn Everett http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/11/diy-solar-power/comment-page-1/#comment-8388 Glenn Everett Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:39:07 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10413#comment-8388 Hello I am so delighted I found your blog, I really found you by mistake, while I was looking on Yahoo for something else, Anyways I am here now and would just like to say thanks for a tremendous post and a all round entertaining blog (I also love the theme/design), I don Hello I am so delighted I found your blog, I really found you by mistake, while I was looking on Yahoo for something else, Anyways I am here now and would just like to say thanks for a tremendous post and a all round entertaining blog (I also love the theme/design), I don

]]> By: Helen Neely http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/11/diy-solar-power/comment-page-1/#comment-8131 Helen Neely Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:08:49 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10413#comment-8131 Thanks for this post. I will check out this solar panels by Akeena Solar. The main reason I'm interested in it is because my husband is from Africa where constant electricity is not available. I believe with 3 or 4 of those panels, we could run the most basic gadgets in the house including a few light bulbs. Thanks again, I will check them out now :) Thanks for this post. I will check out this solar panels by Akeena Solar. The main reason I’m interested in it is because my husband is from Africa where constant electricity is not available.

I believe with 3 or 4 of those panels, we could run the most basic gadgets in the house including a few light bulbs.

Thanks again, I will check them out now :)

]]> By: Andrew Darlow http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/11/diy-solar-power/comment-page-1/#comment-8103 Andrew Darlow Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:07:45 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10413#comment-8103 This is a great step forward and will probably spur price competition and better efficiency, much like the market for LCD/Plasma TVs. Now we just need to be able to sell the energy back to the grid at the same rates we are charged (even if we exceed our own total use). Don't you think the entrepreneurial spirit of people would cause a cottage industry in green energy? Let the people make money with the sun's power and soon there will be far less coal-burning plants going at full steam. This is a great step forward and will probably spur price competition and better efficiency, much like the market for LCD/Plasma TVs. Now we just need to be able to sell the energy back to the grid at the same rates we are charged (even if we exceed our own total use). Don’t you think the entrepreneurial spirit of people would cause a cottage industry in green energy?

Let the people make money with the sun’s power and soon there will be far less coal-burning plants going at full steam.

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