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Building Your Own Solar Panel In the Garage
jeroen8 writes "A Dutch guy was able to build his own solar panel in his garage using materials that were a third as expensive as the mass produced solar panels currently available on the European market. He bought his solar cells on eBay and used them to create his own panel. His output price is only 1.20 Euro per Watt Peak (Wp). This makes you wonder if we are paying too much for mass-produced solar panels, which should, in theory, be a lot less expensive than something you create in your garage."
I don't think it's that uncommon for used goods to cost less than new goods.
Wow you mean to tell me if I buy factory defect products that carry no warranty on ebay I can save money!? I never knew! It seems as if the Dutch have found the secret to inexpensive solar power: Factories should ONLY produce bent and dent cells!
I would've built it outside, but to each his own.
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That's why I use unreasonable garages.
The story is about the Europe where governments subsidise the solar panel use by giving enormous tax cuts to the buyers of solar panels and even going as far as providing 0-interest credits.
This insane amount of state intervention spawns corruption in the production and supply of the solar panels, which explains such high prices.
"is three times less expensive than mass produced solar panels"... Hmmm. If it was "one time less expensive", it'd be free, so if it was *THREE* times less expensive, does that mean he got paid twice the normal cost? I think that probably means to read "one third the cost". Why can't Johnny do math?
That's what they get for giving mod points to someone named "i'm lost"!
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"This burning down the house business is a quite an exaggeration."
I agree. "Speaking in Tongues" is an overrated album: not the Talking Heads' best. I liked "Fear of Music" and "Remain in Light" much better.
Maybe whoever modded you "flamebait" was trying to be funny, considering the context of your post.
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