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Solar energy failing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1435799" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>There are places in the world where solar energy is economical, but as usual government policies muck it up. There is a long payback on solar panels here. I ran a number several years ago and it was a 6 to 7 year payback with subsidies.</p><p></p><p>Some states have their own mandates which add to the federal confusion. And, one of the unintended effects of offshoring industry is an electricity surplus in some outlaying areas of Minnesota. So we are shutting down old coal plants and reducing output from NG plants while we install solar panels in the north. SW of here they are continuing to put in wind turbines.</p><p></p><p>We try not to use a lot of energy in our operation:</p><p> outdoor wood boiler for house and water heating</p><p> graze off most crops</p><p> but need to put in more efficient winter cattle waterers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1435799, member: 1715"] There are places in the world where solar energy is economical, but as usual government policies muck it up. There is a long payback on solar panels here. I ran a number several years ago and it was a 6 to 7 year payback with subsidies. Some states have their own mandates which add to the federal confusion. And, one of the unintended effects of offshoring industry is an electricity surplus in some outlaying areas of Minnesota. So we are shutting down old coal plants and reducing output from NG plants while we install solar panels in the north. SW of here they are continuing to put in wind turbines. We try not to use a lot of energy in our operation: outdoor wood boiler for house and water heating graze off most crops but need to put in more efficient winter cattle waterers [/QUOTE]
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