Comments about ‘Solar panels update 93-year-old Columbus Center’

'On Wednesday, the 93-year-old building had 39 solar panels installed on the roof of the gymnasium.
The panels are currently generating enough energy to power two to three homes on a typical day.' - Article.

So, we have a plane that can run indefinately on solar power.

And enough power on one building to power 3 homes.

The 'Drill baby! Drill!' calls sound a bit more outdated,

don't you think?

Not to brag but my solar panels are quietly powering my air-conditioner.

4K worth of solar panels could power your electric car for at least 30 years.

It's time.

How was this project funded, Pagan?

Now they need to put solar panels on all the business roofs: Walmart, Smiths, etc. Just cover every surface possible with solar panels.

Pagan, until we can find a way to:

- Invent solar panels with small enough area to fit on a car and still provide enough power,
- Invent a battery that doesn't weigh 2,000 lbs. and require loads of metals, toxics, and oil to produce,
- Invent a non-oil-based backup power supply for night driving,
- And do it all at a price the masses can afford (not $40k plus the cost of batteries like the Chevy Volt),

Until all that happens, cars will still run on oil. So "drill baby drill" does not sound outdated to me. Somebody is going to have to drill for it. Would you rather it be Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, or us?

'How was this project funded, Pagan?' - Cameron | 2:46 p.m.

Cameron, it said in the article that it was done through Rocky Mountian Power.

What? Are you trying to tell me that big oil supported this?

Ok. I answered your question. Now answer mine.

How many gallons of oil has spilled into the gulf due to the BP oil spill Cameron?

What a beautiful old building. Blue Sky Program contributors can be very proud of this solar power project.

@Cameron

You mean to say - who made the up-front investment which will save thousands over the lifecycle of the panels? In the long run, this looks like a win.

40 billion. That's a conservative number of how much it will really cost to rescue the Gulf coast.

How many homes could be powered by that money if it were used for solar energy instead?

2,800,000 homes. Almost 3 million homes by solar thermal technology (mirrors and steam power)

And solar thermal actually keeps producing power at night by storing heated fluids.

How about we talk about the trillions going to fund wars.

Or the unessary 10's of trillions lost to the bubble bust economy perpetrated by the big unregulated banks.

The money was donated.

Which is the problem with current alternative energy. It takes enormous up front costs to be remotely viable, and then isn't as efficient as traditional energy sources.

how about everyone just like that fact that there are people out there that care about the enviorment and want to save it in anyway possible. For now its solar Panels and thats a start in the futare someone else will envent somethings even greater for our enviornment. Those who are talking bad about this, how's about you get up of that chair creat someting better then come back and say something.