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Comment Re:Yes. (Score 1) 1216

1st the maintenance and replacement costs would subtract from the profit. So the $5/hour is pure profit.

2nd how do you go from $10/hour profit by yourself to $15/hour($10 to the employer + $5 to you ) profit when you hire people

3rd the extra $580/hour does not disappear but stays within the company building a savings.

Comment Re:Dang, four times as expensive! For solar subsid (Score 1) 1030

Most of the extra cost is the grid was predicted to use a lot more then was used. So the grid has to payback the investment,

http://www.ret.gov.au/Department/Documents/clean-energy-future/ELECTRICITY-PRICES-FACTSHEET.pdf

From the $54
$27.50 network costs
$10.80 energy efficiency (and FITs which does not effect the cost of purchasing)
$10.80 to generate the electricity
$4.86 Carbon Tax.

Comment Re:assuming that, $200 / month for daytime use onl (Score 1) 1030

Here in Australia if you use 1.5kw for 4 hours a day you would pay $54

Using a 10 year 8% loan that repayment would be $4000

http://www.lowenergydevelopments.com.au/1.5kW-Complete-Installation-Kit-Tin-roof-Tilt-Frame is 2,750 leaving $1000 to pay for installation.

That is assuming you have 1.5kw of usage for the 4 hours during the day for solar to offset.

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