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RE: Solar On the Rise

Posted By william fitch 01-01-2026 10:56 AM
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Good God Tim... what are you smoking... BTW: time travel is not possible, BUT, it has made Hollywood a fortune....billions in fact.... There is a difference between an enthusiastic salesman and someone whose feet have left the ground... happy new year I suppose.... ------------------------------ ...

RE: From Amish to Virtual Utilities, wide ranging solar discussion (Solar Noon Tuesday)

Posted By william fitch 12-12-2025 10:47 AM
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The big picture here is that the USA is the biggest oil refiner in the world. The FFI will at EVERY TURN block, disrupt ANYTHING that is RE or can be linked to RE, such as EV, etc.. This policy in volume has been put on display countless times to the degree that it is practically law at this point. Look ...

RE: Colorado home energy rebates

Posted By william fitch 11-25-2025 02:16 PM
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I'm sorry, on your objection list you specifically included non-home owners as part of a "stranded assets" group regarding help. The Tax credits are going away so there are none to sell anyway. But when they were available, selling them would expand their utility, but no guarantee they are used for energy ...

RE: Colorado home energy rebates

Posted By william fitch 11-25-2025 11:12 AM
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Yes, true. But other than living in a society where things like health care, food, housing, education, a clean world are presented by the state as a functioning base line, you can't help them. Which is why in a currency based world you have the absurdity of Billionaires and people living out of shopping ...

RE: Colorado home energy rebates

Posted By william fitch 11-24-2025 10:44 AM
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Such programs are good. But be careful 30% savings is not the same as 30% in production. The Fed is removing the RE incentives for direct solar purchases, and that damage is noted, along with everything else the "Do not say his name" is doing against a clean world. Where is a functioning "Elder Wand" ...

RE: balcony solar (aka plug in solar) interview on Living on Earth

Posted By william fitch 10-30-2025 10:16 AM
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My first backup power scheme were 12V deep cycle batteries connected to a modified sine wave inverter putting out 120VAC only. All was manual. But it kept the fridges running, the well pump going and even the microwave oven as long as the well pump was not cycling. It all worked very well, something ...

RE: What does ASES mean to YOU?

Posted By william fitch 10-13-2025 12:57 PM
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https://nosidestaken.blogspot.com/2023/03/of-snow-photons-and-silicon.html Something I wrote a couple of years ago...... ------------------------------ william fitch Owner www.WeAreSolar.com ------------------------------

RE: Should ASES be educating more about efficiency-first building strategies?

Posted By william fitch 09-29-2025 02:20 PM
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There is a bit of a yin-yang in what you say. You always try and be efficient first, because it usually has the best ROI over production. Given that, the number of panels will determine when you reach net zero. I now have 54 - 327W gening about 23-24MWH's a year. I am basically net zero depending on ...

RE: Should ASES be educating more about efficiency-first building strategies?

Posted By william fitch 09-02-2025 09:57 AM
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I would not want to see the price tag on an extreme retro. There is a simple truth in the building trades. If the remodel gets to big, its cheaper to knock it down and go from scratch. Its just labor reality. Small to moderate though can be well worth it. ------------------------------ william fitch ...

RE: Should ASES be educating more about efficiency-first building strategies?

Posted By william fitch 08-29-2025 09:03 AM
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Extreme insulation and related designs are only really possible with new construction. Retro which is most housing lends itself better to adding production, but also should not ignore insulation and air infiltration. PV can be added with almost zero invasiveness to the interior of the home. The others ...

RE: Putting solar on a parking lot

Posted By william fitch 08-18-2025 01:52 PM
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Well, depending on the size of the array, make sure the grocery store has 3-phase on there transformer pole. When arrays start to get way above 25KW, they like to switch to 3 phase usually. If it is not already on the pole, cost will be much higher. If the store already has commercial service, mush less ...

RE: Mixing new battery technology with older inverters

Posted By william fitch 08-12-2025 01:56 AM
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I have lead so a choice/problem I don't have. But, for a .4 variance falling "short", I wouldn't worry. I think it is more of a mental issue for you than a real Engineering issue. That said, why don't you set for 54V and every 3 months (Quarterly) for a day push the last .4V? That way you are maxing ...

RE: Solar Air Domes

Posted By william fitch 08-11-2025 11:15 AM
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Yep. All these "wait for it its coming" just winds up de a deliberate stall or an ill advised naivety. We need massive deployment yesterday. ------------------------------ william fitch Owner www.WeAreSolar.com ------------------------------

RE: Solar Air Domes

Posted By william fitch 08-08-2025 06:07 PM
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People are not logically minded. Pick your disaster. Hurricane, tornado, flooding, wildfires, etc. Their house gets destroyed by these things. What do they do? They rebuild right in the same spot. Emotion over logic. The only thing that forces them to move is the insurance companies not insuring a location ...

RE: Solar Air Domes

Posted By william fitch 08-08-2025 11:35 AM
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Or we could SIMPLY take all the tech we have RIGHT NOW and put it on all the roofs of everything, parking lot covers, brownfield land, Etc. and have all the energy we need NOW, at a low price. But hey why do something now, that you have EVERYTHING for, when you can fantasize about things you don't. ...

RE: Wireless Photovoltaic (PV) Technology

Posted By william fitch 08-04-2025 02:33 PM
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Nicely covered....Ning ------------------------------ william fitch Owner www.WeAreSolar.com ------------------------------

RE: Wireless Photovoltaic (PV) Technology

Posted By william fitch 08-01-2025 06:00 PM
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That's the thing. Radiation is all just cumulative. Its like dying by paper cuts big and small. The higher the energy level and exposure area the more lethal. So specific numbers are really not so important as the overall cumulative exposure. Add to that each individuals natural capability to resist ...

RE: Wireless Photovoltaic (PV) Technology

Posted By william fitch 08-01-2025 05:39 PM
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Yep, direct solar power to load is a way to go. No beaming needed. ------------------------------ william fitch Owner www.WeAreSolar.com ------------------------------

RE: Wireless Photovoltaic (PV) Technology

Posted By william fitch 08-01-2025 12:00 PM
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So microwave ovens are perfectly fine because we have cars. Ok. Well, we have guns that kill so maybe cars are OK. And yes, I seem to remember reading about Agrivoltaics somewhere....let me see... "Now imagine all these lights being powered wirelessly by Direct PV maintaining an internal power cell ...

RE: Wireless Photovoltaic (PV) Technology

Posted By william fitch 07-31-2025 09:37 AM
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There certainly allot of "buzz" around this tech. EMR (Electromagnetic Radiation) has been a "hot" thing in one form or another since Marconi invented the spark gap radio (I built one of those in my chem lab when I was a kid). Todays cell phones are probably the most extensive and wide spread application ...