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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sun, 18 May 2008 17:12:42 -0700, Joerg
> <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote:
> 
>>> PG&E rates vary with usage and season.  The cost to charge the fleet
>>> of electric vehicles would have placed them in nearly the highest
>>> rates.  See:
>>> <http://www.pge.com/tariffs/ResElecCurrent.xls>
>>> That's the current residential rates.  My guess is that electricity
>>> would cost about $0.30/kw-hr at the highest rate.  
> 
>> Can't see the spreadsheet but IIRC it does cost that much.
> 
> Y'er news header shows that you're using Windoze.  You might want to
> download the various Word, Excel, and Powerpoint viewers from
> Microsloth.
> 
> Word 2003:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95e24c87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&displaylang=en>
> 
> Excel 2003:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&displaylang=en>
> 
> PowerPointless 2007:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en>
> 
> Visio 2003:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3fb3bd5c-fed1-46cf-bd53-da23635ab2df&DisplayLang=en>
> 
>> The reason why PV is popular in Europe is that goverments there provide 
>> HUGE subsidies. They often get well north of 50c/kWh and the other 
>> ratepayers foot the bill. There is no free lunch.
> 
> "The world's largest solar power plant is only the latest addition to
> Germany's investment in alternative power..."
> <http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100049624/index.htm>
> 
> The way I understand it (from a rather marginal TV documentary) the
> logic is that when the oil runs out, Germany will have electricity
> while most other countries will not.  It's also part of creating jobs
> and dealing with the unemployment problem.  German taxpayers
> apparently paid about $3.8 billion last year to subsidize alternative
> engergy sources.  Whatever it takes.
> 

I have Excel. "An unknown error occurred", the usual meaningful MS error 
message :-(

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Regards, Joerg

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