Re: Another solar manufacturer gives up

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From: jimp
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:17

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In sci.physics jg <jg@nospam.com> wrote:
> On 9/03/2013 6:03 AM, Petzl wrote:
>> On Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:01:48 +1030, Surfer <no@spam.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:04:02 GMT, usenet@mantra.com and/or
>>> www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj) wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Another solar manufacturer gives up.
>>>>
>>> But hundreds of others remain in business.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_by_country
>>>
>>> "....China has over 400 photovoltaic (PV) companies..."
>>>
>> Problem with solar is it's limited to a few hours a day at enough peak
>> to actually save power as in generate it for home use
>> Generation starts weak and goes weak outside of the midday target
>>
> 
> Yes it's a problem, as all methods of generation have problems.
> 
> But not a big enough problem that solar isn't still a very useful tool 
> in producing electricity.
> 
> Typically a house produces 1kWh for 6 hours, when no one is home it goes 
> to the main user - industry, which operates mainly at those same hours.

Peak electrical demand occurs in the late afternoon and doesn't go
away until well after sunset.

The main users are households and lighting in general.

Here is an example for California:

http://www.caiso.com/SystemStatus.html

This is typical no matter what the area.



-- 
Jim Pennino

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