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Originally Posted by brk-lnt
Sorry, but solar power is nothing but a stopgap toy. The technology needs an improvement by about 2 orders of magnitude (beyond anything that has been done or hyped so far) in order to be truly viable.
New England in general is not the best place for solar power, even as just a seasonal solution. Limited space (a small island) can cause even more issues if you have shading issues with trees and foliage on the island.
Not to mention the average payback time on a solar investment is about 12-15 years. The average lifespan of the batteries is about 6 years, and the panels about 10. It's a losing battle.
But, if you ignore all the facts and want to live like it's the 1800's, solar power is a good way to get a false sense of satisfaction.
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What you said seems to be so true. They tell us we need to become independent but when you want to there is no way to go. We just recently put a new furnace in and I so wanted to use an alternative. But after as much investigating as we could do, there is not really a choice. No matter what you do you need a backup like wood or oil. So where do you gain?
It is very discouraging.