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On 10/03/2013 6:50 AM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> In sci.physics jg <jg@nospam.com> wrote:
>> On 10/03/2013 2:06 AM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>> In sci.physics jg <jg@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> But looking around, it seems one area Americans may be being got at.
>>>> If they really do cost $7-9 per W there it would be truly prohibitive.
>>>> If that's the case I can see your point.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/07/05/cut-the-price-of-solar-in-half-by-cutting-red-tape/
>>>
>>> Now you are beginning to understand.
>>>
>>> Among other things it must be shown that the installation will not degrade
>>> the integrity of the house, the first strong wind that comes along will
>>> not result in the panel flying through the neighbors living room window,
>>> none of the electrical systems will catch on fire, and the system will
>>> disconnect from the grid if grid power is lost and not electocute a
>>> power company lineman.
>>>
>>>
>> And perhaps you are beginning to understand why our panels are a much
>> more viable proposition at 20% of your prices.
>
> At 20% it would be practical.
>
>> After 3-4 years about 1/3rd of our electricity will be free, if I didn't
>> work from home it would be better than that.
>>
>> At your prices you would want absolute guarantees for all of those
>> potential issues, at ours we can take those small risks which have not
>> proved real for the large number of installations here.
>
> All those "potential issues" are not just for solar installations.
>
> All those regulations are the result of about a century worth of
> experiences.
>
> I will grant a lot of them are overkill in this day and age, but there
> have been too many collapsed, burned down, etc. houses for there not
> to be such regulations.
>
>
>
No argument, but I have not heard of a single instance of trouble around 
solar panels.

In contrast, Australia had a govt program of installing dwelling 
insulation (which would appear relatively harmless) and there were a 
number of fires and deaths due to a range of factors.