except for hot water.
I agree-- there is really no need to have any air conditioning or heating in Hawaii-- the trade winds take care of the heat, and it is rarely cold (57 degrees F.-- brrr!)
But hot water is a huge energy expenditure, and has nothing to do with photovoltaics, and is easier and cheaper that PV, but still, people don't even consider it.
"Pernick said solar roofs would probably be adopted most quickly in states such as Hawaii and California where the cost differential between electricity derived from solar and fossil fuels is not as great."
I lived in Hawaii for almost four years. Very few people use solar. Even for hot water. Instead they use electricity that is supplied by diesil burning plants.
I talked to native Hawaiians about solar and mostly got blank stares-- even from one guy in HVAC. The only people out there using solar are hippies or those who just happened to move into an apartment or house with solar.
Most people don't think about solar. Just like most people don't think about coal/NG/nuclear/hydro turbines. If solar is going to happen, it's going to take a concerted effort by... somebody. I'd assume it would be in the government's best interest, but apparently it's more important to fight for oil.
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except for hot water. I agree-- there is really no need to have any air conditioning or heating in Hawaii-- the trade winds take care of the heat, and it is rarely cold (57 degrees F.-- brrr!) But hot water is a huge energy expenditure, and has nothing to do with photovoltaics, and is easier and cheaper that PV, but still, people don't even consider it.
"Pernick said solar roofs would probably be adopted most quickly in states such as Hawaii and California where the cost differential between electricity derived from solar and fossil fuels is not as great."
I lived in Hawaii for almost four years. Very few people use solar. Even for hot water. Instead they use electricity that is supplied by diesil burning plants.
I talked to native Hawaiians about solar and mostly got blank stares-- even from one guy in HVAC. The only people out there using solar are hippies or those who just happened to move into an apartment or house with solar.
Most people don't think about solar. Just like most people don't think about coal/NG/nuclear/hydro turbines. If solar is going to happen, it's going to take a concerted effort by... somebody. I'd assume it would be in the government's best interest, but apparently it's more important to fight for oil.
Well, Bruce Wayne, that's cool. I thought for a minute it was Lex Luther or Norman Osborn. Whew.
wouldn't something this size make more of a faint sonic *tic*? Swinging a bullwhip doesn't break windows a quarter mile away.
Is that an afterburner in your pocket or are just happy to see me?