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Hassin Bin Sober

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23. Agree 100%

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 01:03 AM

Sep 2016

Free energy will have all sorts of "line charges" to keep the price magically what it always was - plus.

When people talk about wind farms and solar fields I get the feeling they will figure out how to fuck us - gotta pay the investor class. The same feeling I get when they talk about hydrogen fuel cells and the need to belly up to the pumps owned by Shell and Bp - how convenient.

We need more innovation in solar cell efficiency AND more innovation in battery storage. I think the auto market will drive the storage piece.

We just bought our first Hybrid. It's a Ford Fusion plug in hybrid. It amazes me how we can get 25 all electric miles on a battery charge. A battery with enough juice to move a 4000 pound vehicle 25 miles.

With Teslas talking about 300 plus miles. Wow. Sign me up for a couple of those batteries in the house when the price gets low enough. Add in some super efficient cheap solar.

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Yeah 5 percent on 30 grand. Wow! yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #6

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wow 5k Egnever Sep 2016 #12

In Florida they only offer a sales tax exemption. Ugh. Native Sep 2016 #14

Hey, don't begrudge me a pun over a simple thing like 25K Orrex Sep 2016 #13

Not on me. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #22

K&R Andy823 Sep 2016 #2

We'd only need to cover a couple counties in Texas to power the whole US. ErikJ Sep 2016 #3

Or push to get more solar on roofs or over parking lots. Ready4Change Sep 2016 #5

Yes roofs would be a lot more decentralized too than huge solar utility plants ErikJ Sep 2016 #9

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Another sign that the republicans are disfunctional..... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #4

Too true! truthisfreedom Sep 2016 #11

Democratic vision. Thank you President Obama and Harry Reid! ffr Sep 2016 #8

I'm against subsidizing centralized energy production... SHRED Sep 2016 #10

Let's have a carbon tax that goes back to consumers to use toward solar. Native Sep 2016 #15

I like that! SHRED Sep 2016 #16

To quote Sir Humphrey Appleby iandhr Sep 2016 #18

Another reason to oppose centralized production not fooled Sep 2016 #20

Well said SHRED Sep 2016 #21

Agree 100% Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #23

Panels on every roof! or ground tee hee! lonestarnot Sep 2016 #19