[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] solar power for all our gadgets

[Steve Hodge]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Marc MERLIN <marc_mtv at merlins.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > Actually at least half the vendors I talked to had a leasing option where
> > you just buy electricity from them instead of PG&E after allowing them to
> > put panels on your roof.
> > In other words, you don't pay for the install and you pay them a flat
> > 15cent/Kwh or whatever the rate is, which is cheaper than tiers 3-5 from
> > PG&E.
> > The other good news is that the said rate will not go up, it'll remain
> > whatever it is forever, whereas PG&E is raising rates every year.
>
> Until the vendor goes broke from such a "forever the same price" policy
>

Since the cost to the vendor is established at the same time as the rate
that the customer pays I don't see this as a problem.

I'd be interested to see how it works in terms of ownership of the panels
though.

Regards,
Steve
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