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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.



-- 
Jim Pennino