Re: What happens when solar power is cheaper than grid power?

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From: Clocky
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:29

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Graham Cooper wrote:
> On Jul 11, 10:32 am, BruceS <bruce...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jul 9, 11:35 pm, Graham Cooper <grahamcoop...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeh it's steady $4K a week last few months.
>>
>> I've bought a house with only a few thousand in cash. If you really
>> had that income, you could have bought a house long ago, got a 10
>> year mortgage on it, and be well on your way to financial
>> independence. Instead, you live in a shed, crap in one corner of it,
>> shower with a hose a few feet away, and dream of the day you move
>> into a cheap trailer. That's both very sad and a bit hilarious.
>>
>
> It's not that bad, just setting up a weekender.
>
> Next week I pick up my 10 Amorphous Solar Panels and 1500W inverter
> and can pressure clean the gutters, then connect the tank to roof and
> then go anywhere!
>
> I stay at the coast in $200/nite penthouses half the time.  Had a King
> Sized Spa this week!
>
> but I prefer having 5 miles to the nearest neighbour so I can work on
> my perpetual motion and
>
> AA Battery Powered Fridge!
>
> http://camaffiliate.com/DRY-AIR-INTAKE.jpg
> http://camaffiliate.com/INTERNAL-EVAPORATION-UNIT.jpg
>
>

What is it keeping cold exactly? Is it even cold? Hard to tell anything from 
those pics.

>
> Just using a Shielded USB Cable and stuck the modem on the window!
>
> http://camaffiliate.com/SHED-CORNER.jpg
> http://camaffiliate.com/Gray-July2012.jpg
>
> The OBESE GUY!
>
Are you using an eeePC?

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Subject: Re: What happens when solar power is cheaper than grid power?
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