Re: AFRICA "RICH IN SOLAR, WIND POWE POTENTIAL"

"Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack )"  <[EMAIL 
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> Economic Democracy wrote:
> > 
> > BlackWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Economic Democracy) wrote:
> > >
> > >    The initial costs of setting-up wind and solar power
> > >    systems is pretty damned high. Where are these poor
> > >    nations going to get the money ? Oh wait ... I'll
> > >    bet we're supposed to GIVE it to them ......
> > 
> > Quick test: how many dollars per watt does PV cost? Not
> > at your fingertips? Why not? Why the quick opinions without even knowing?
> > 
> What do you mean by 'dollars per watt'? 
> 
> 
> > Even today they can pay for themselves over their lifetimes..
> > their lifetiems are 25+_ years, so that is an understatement
> > since they can pay for themselves in 10, 15, ot 20 years at most..
> > more like 10-15 years in sunny parts of Africa.
> > 
> And what will the Africans do for electricity when the sun isn't
> shining?

Perhaps you are will intentioned rather than a provocateur or 
saboteur so we will politely mention that both
questions are answered on page 1 of Solar power 101, in other
words, read a bit. . . This is really a condemnation
of the corporate media since if they were doing their
job such simple things would be well known to the public.

One place to start is http://www.solareco.com/index.cfm
and to click on Photovoltaics. Note that RealGoods is
not at all the cheapest source so their $/watts aren't the greatest,but
they are probably the most experienced installers/sellers..

-ED

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