Forgot your password?

typodupeerror

Comment: Re:Solar _and_ wind (Score 2) 498

by lupine (#38821741) Attached to: Where does your electricity come from?

I live in Wisconsin where solar power is not great, but because costs have come down it is now close to being cost effective and I was looking at buying a system that would effectively cut my costs in half for 15-16k after tax credits. But after reviewing my house east/west facing rooftop and several nearby trees my solar potential was unfortunately deemed to be poor.
http://madisungroup.wordpress.com/howitworks/

SRP does allow you to switch to Time of Day pricing so you could offset your air conditioning costs and then only draw electricity at the off peak rates. They also have installation incentives and there may be state/federal tax credits.

Comment: Re:Break even points (Score 1) 503

by lupine (#38475220) Attached to: Tesla Motors Announces Prices For Their Upcoming Models

Because electric cars can (and should) be charged at night, they do not add to peak loads. Excess nighttime capacity will be sufficient to charge electric vehicles for quite some time. Additional renewable resources such as wind power will help to bolder nighttime grid capacity.

"It’s estimated that 75 percent of the 250 million vehicles on our highways could be charged at night on the current electric grid – without any new power plants"
http://goelectricdrive.com/GetStarted/Top10Questions.aspx

Comment: Re:In Canada (Score 5, Informative) 493

by lupine (#36838524) Attached to: Can a Playground Be Too Safe?

Comment: Re:Say waht you will about MS (Score 1) 474

by lupine (#36683098) Attached to: Bill Gates On Energy
Pumped Water storage is 80% efficient, energy stored only depends on the reservoir size. Molten salt solar concentrators can be designed to provide power around the clock.

But the great thing about solar is that it's production curve is very similar to our electrical demand curve. Which means that expensive solar plants can replace expensive fossil fuel peaker plants.

This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force. -- Dorothy Parker

Working...