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actually it's VERY green, if you use a grid intertie system you can bypass the use of a battery altogether and tie in directly to the grid. which means you use already in place infrastructure. the only real environmental impact left is when the panel is no longer useable and you have to chuck it. but because the panels are basically silicon, some metal, and glass (yea i realize glass is silicon) they can melt it down and make new panels pretty easily.

by kingbane on 07/10/2009 04:35:33 PM EST

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i think i mentioned it before but you really should consider a wind mill to go with your panels. you can slap up it on your houses peaks. they can produce more energy then solar panels and are generally cheaper in terms of per kwh production to dollars ratio. plus on cloudy days and in winter it's usually windier, so it mitigates the ineffective times of solar energy.

by kingbane on 07/10/2009 04:38:21 PM EST

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Questions about solar paneling. | 27 comments (27 topical, 0 hidden)