Byron Jeff Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 15:24
> 1) At the efficiency levels that solar converts to electricity, it takes 
> more energy to create solar panels than they produce.

Ahhh... Huh? Could you provide a reference or supporting data for that
assertion? If it takes more energy to make a solar panel than it will ever
produce, wouldn't the cost of the panel exceed the value of the electricity
produced? Why would anyone produce a panel if that were the case? Wouldn't
the power to make it cost them more than the panel is worth?

http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/solar/case1.htm my solar panels
cost $16,000. The system cost $21,000 TOTAL including professional
installation. I paid $12,759 after rebates. The first year, it made $1,400
worth of electricity. The panels are warranted for 25 years so they should
produce $29,400 dollars worth of electricity. And that assumes that the
price of electricity stays the same; which it has not:
http://techref.massmind.org/images/other/ePwrRates.GIF

> 2) Solar panels have nasty stuff in them too. They cause issues in both
> production and waste.

Pretty much everything has nasty stuff in it, but I would curious to know
exactly what they have that is any worse than roofing material.

--
James. 

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