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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 1003458" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>I have looked in to this for years. Solar water heating is absolutely a positive and a money saver. It is worth its salt and cost effective. Just think of that garden hose in the summer time and how long it takes for the stagnant water in it to cool off. </p><p></p><p>Battery technology is way behind. That is the draw back. </p><p></p><p>Solar trickle chargers for the tractor/Caterpillar/backhoe are a huge plus. </p><p></p><p>Inverters have come a long way and are affordable. </p><p></p><p>Wind generation is unstable and the commercial units cause perturbations to the grid. When people put them in they need shunt devices. The electrical industry hates them. It is a dangerous situation here in Texas with "going green". ERCOT (Electrical Reliability Council) is constantly calling us up and asking us to decrease watts and increase vars so that the grid will become stable. </p><p></p><p>If you can run wind generation into a battery than covert it, you got yourself something. But then you are back to the expensive battery bank and the outdated technology.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 1003458, member: 3162"] I have looked in to this for years. Solar water heating is absolutely a positive and a money saver. It is worth its salt and cost effective. Just think of that garden hose in the summer time and how long it takes for the stagnant water in it to cool off. Battery technology is way behind. That is the draw back. Solar trickle chargers for the tractor/Caterpillar/backhoe are a huge plus. Inverters have come a long way and are affordable. Wind generation is unstable and the commercial units cause perturbations to the grid. When people put them in they need shunt devices. The electrical industry hates them. It is a dangerous situation here in Texas with "going green". ERCOT (Electrical Reliability Council) is constantly calling us up and asking us to decrease watts and increase vars so that the grid will become stable. If you can run wind generation into a battery than covert it, you got yourself something. But then you are back to the expensive battery bank and the outdated technology. [/QUOTE]
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