What is the comparative cost of outfitting every home in the country with solar power vs invading Iraq?

I know that I paid under 400 for; 175 watt Kyocera panels for my yacht but they use bigger panels on houses and I am not sure how many you really need. Best answer: Answer by Meowzersit doesn’t matter because invading Iraq […]

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What is the price to fuel a car on solar power?

Do you know of any helpful websties? Best answer: Answer by AlliekatUmmm..you can park your car in the sun for free unless you have to pay for parking. Add your own answer in the comments!

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Q&A: How does solar power affect the atmosphere?

i need to know this for school so does affect the greenhouse affect or global warming? Best answer: Answer by TrixyNot doing your HW sorry. Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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If our tax dollars had been used to fund solar energy instead of nuclear power, wouldn’t we be better off now?

Consider the hundreds of billions of dollars spent to subsidize the nuclear industry and the hundreds of billions that will have to be spent for all eternity to store the nuclear waste. What if that money had been spent on the R&D […]

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Q&A: What are the items needed for 15 kW on Solar Power?

I know that I need about 50 square feet of Solar Panels, but what should be the specifications for the batteries, inverters, charge controlers, etc.? Best answer: Answer by leavittkeithYou are embarking on a project here. You need to determine the level […]

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Q&A: Can you please briefly describe solar power generation in a paragraph or two?

? Best answer: Answer by Jesus ChristSolar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large […]

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Does ANYONE know if it is at all possible to power a 4×4 through solar power only?

as in the 4×4 will run only on solar power. and be able to do all the things it’s petrol equivalent can do. in short does the power output of solar pannels equate to that of a petrol engine? if not how […]

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Energy Co-op Brings Power to the People

Peak Moment 142: What if a community owned its electric utility cooperatively, rather than paying a for-profit company? Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative could be a model. Energy Services manager Jessica Nelson describes how this locally owned, democratically governed non-profit serves the good […]

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Are there any restrictions to solar power?

I live in a small little neighborhood where the houses are relatively close together, and i was wondering if it would be possible for me just to go ahead and put up a solar photo voltaic system or would i have to […]

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Q&A: In Nevada, the government owns a ton of land. Why don’t they use solar power on some of this wasteland?

This land is just sitting there, millions of acres. The sun shines nearly every day in this state, and all that solar power is going to waste! Since the government owns this land, a lot of it just scrub, couldn’t they lease […]

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