Posted by Giga2 on April 7, 2011, 7:03 pm
> On 4/7/2011 1:28 AM, Giga2 <Giga2 wrote:
>>> On 4/6/2011 12:15 PM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>> On 4/6/2011 1:36 AM, Falcon wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, opportunity cost. Always easy to forget. I think 5% is a
>>>>>>>>> reasonable estimate for such figures. So the question is will it
>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>> be worth quite a lot in 15 years?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because the newest generation panels will be better and a 10th of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> price?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joking aside, I'd put a few up if they WERE a tenth of the price and
>>>>>> doing
>>>>>> so didn't cost everyone else money in the form of higher electricity
>>>>>> prices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cost isn't the issue, cost /effectiveness/ IS.
>>>>>
>>>>> As soon as they are cost effective, I'll install them.
>>>>>
>>>>> At current prices, they are NOT cost effective, so why would I install
>>>>> them?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe to do something for the general good?
>>>
>>> I do. And I choose things that are far more effective than me spending
>>> $0K on PV.
>>
>> That is probably a matter of opinion.
> Probably not.
> How about this for a change: since you are so pro-environment for doing
> things for the general good, why don't *you* pay for my PV system?
Send me the bill.
Posted by Peter Franks on April 9, 2011, 2:02 am
On 4/7/2011 12:03 PM, Giga2 <Giga2 wrote:
>> On 4/7/2011 1:28 AM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>> On 4/6/2011 12:15 PM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/6/2011 1:36 AM, Falcon wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, opportunity cost. Always easy to forget. I think 5% is a
>>>>>>>>>> reasonable estimate for such figures. So the question is will it
>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>> be worth quite a lot in 15 years?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Because the newest generation panels will be better and a 10th of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> price?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joking aside, I'd put a few up if they WERE a tenth of the price and
>>>>>>> doing
>>>>>>> so didn't cost everyone else money in the form of higher electricity
>>>>>>> prices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cost isn't the issue, cost /effectiveness/ IS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As soon as they are cost effective, I'll install them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At current prices, they are NOT cost effective, so why would I install
>>>>>> them?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe to do something for the general good?
>>>>
>>>> I do. And I choose things that are far more effective than me spending
>>>> $0K on PV.
>>>
>>> That is probably a matter of opinion.
>>
>> Probably not.
>>
>> How about this for a change: since you are so pro-environment for doing
>> things for the general good, why don't *you* pay for my PV system?
> Send me the bill.
Are you good for $0K?
Posted by Giga2 on April 9, 2011, 6:46 am
> On 4/7/2011 12:03 PM, Giga2 <Giga2 wrote:
>>> On 4/7/2011 1:28 AM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>> On 4/6/2011 12:15 PM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/6/2011 1:36 AM, Falcon wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, opportunity cost. Always easy to forget. I think 5% is
>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>> reasonable estimate for such figures. So the question is will it
>>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>>> be worth quite a lot in 15 years?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Because the newest generation panels will be better and a 10th of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> price?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Joking aside, I'd put a few up if they WERE a tenth of the price
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> doing
>>>>>>>> so didn't cost everyone else money in the form of higher
>>>>>>>> electricity
>>>>>>>> prices.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cost isn't the issue, cost /effectiveness/ IS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As soon as they are cost effective, I'll install them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At current prices, they are NOT cost effective, so why would I
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>> them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe to do something for the general good?
>>>>>
>>>>> I do. And I choose things that are far more effective than me
>>>>> spending
>>>>> $0K on PV.
>>>>
>>>> That is probably a matter of opinion.
>>>
>>> Probably not.
>>>
>>> How about this for a change: since you are so pro-environment for doing
>>> things for the general good, why don't *you* pay for my PV system?
>>
>> Send me the bill.
> Are you good for $0K?
I just want to see the bill.
Posted by Peter Franks on April 9, 2011, 11:47 pm
On 4/8/2011 11:46 PM, Giga2 <Giga2 wrote:
>> On 4/7/2011 12:03 PM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>> On 4/7/2011 1:28 AM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/6/2011 12:15 PM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/6/2011 1:36 AM, Falcon wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, opportunity cost. Always easy to forget. I think 5% is
>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>> reasonable estimate for such figures. So the question is will it
>>>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>>>> be worth quite a lot in 15 years?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Because the newest generation panels will be better and a 10th of
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> price?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Joking aside, I'd put a few up if they WERE a tenth of the price
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> doing
>>>>>>>>> so didn't cost everyone else money in the form of higher
>>>>>>>>> electricity
>>>>>>>>> prices.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cost isn't the issue, cost /effectiveness/ IS.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As soon as they are cost effective, I'll install them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> At current prices, they are NOT cost effective, so why would I
>>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>>> them?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe to do something for the general good?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do. And I choose things that are far more effective than me
>>>>>> spending
>>>>>> $0K on PV.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is probably a matter of opinion.
>>>>
>>>> Probably not.
>>>>
>>>> How about this for a change: since you are so pro-environment for doing
>>>> things for the general good, why don't *you* pay for my PV system?
>>>
>>> Send me the bill.
>>
>> Are you good for $0K?
> I just want to see the bill.
There is no bill to see. Are you going to buy me a PV system for the
"general good"?
Posted by Giga2 on April 10, 2011, 6:32 am
>>> Are you good for $0K?
>>
>> I just want to see the bill.
> There is no bill to see. Are you going to buy me a PV system for the
> "general good"?
Of course not.
>>> On 4/6/2011 12:15 PM, Giga2<Giga2 wrote:
>>>>> On 4/6/2011 1:36 AM, Falcon wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, opportunity cost. Always easy to forget. I think 5% is a
>>>>>>>>> reasonable estimate for such figures. So the question is will it
>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>> be worth quite a lot in 15 years?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because the newest generation panels will be better and a 10th of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> price?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joking aside, I'd put a few up if they WERE a tenth of the price and
>>>>>> doing
>>>>>> so didn't cost everyone else money in the form of higher electricity
>>>>>> prices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cost isn't the issue, cost /effectiveness/ IS.
>>>>>
>>>>> As soon as they are cost effective, I'll install them.
>>>>>
>>>>> At current prices, they are NOT cost effective, so why would I install
>>>>> them?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe to do something for the general good?
>>>
>>> I do. And I choose things that are far more effective than me spending
>>> $0K on PV.
>>
>> That is probably a matter of opinion.
> Probably not.
> How about this for a change: since you are so pro-environment for doing
> things for the general good, why don't *you* pay for my PV system?