[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

THE single most important factor in solar for the end user is the contract with the provider!

Will they stand responsible for all repairs associated with solar panel and its install?

AND, who will be responsible in X to X years down the road to replace AND cover the costs of disposal of the panels? Yes disposal, because if you have not heard or read, it is expected that the disposal costs for solar panels will exceed their cost to sell to you! The LA Times recently cited the environmental disaster in the making in California, and they are in an almost ideal location for panel longevity, whereas New England is kinda the opposite.

Sadly solar is only a solution because of market manipulation and government intervention paid for by our ever increasing property taxes. Because every non-solar power company customer and tax payer is subsidizing other peoples solar costs. Oh and the fact that NO ONE is talking about or yet paying for the cost of clean disposal of end of life panels!

Most such "better" green options all have a dark side that their advocates dismiss and bury their heads in the sand over. To date the only truly effective greening programs are, ZPG, the toxic use reduce program, and the reuse/recycle programs. Most other efforts actually turn out to be more dirty than anyone is ever told, because no one looks at the cradle to grave lifecycle.

Nothing is perfect, certainly not oil/coal, but there are way more hidden pitfalls in all the so called green technologies than most will ever know.

Actual green will take a different form than solar panels, windmills, and oil/coal. Sorry not offering answers, just pulling the cover of the lies of green power, its still a myth.

ATB

While you're wringing your hands and bellyaching with conspiracy theories, my solar roof is saving me thousands of dollars a year, with virtually no maintenance.

Folks interested in solar should speak with a reputable local installer to get the economics of their own roof