On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:22:43 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>> I thought about installing solar panels here and even had a company do
>> a survey. I have several acres they could use but I didn't want to
>> look at those ugly panels and there would be a lot of mowing and snow
>> removal. Plus more than half the time they'd produce no elctricity,
>> they produce nothing at night or on cloudy days.
>>
>That's why you stay on the electric company's grid to provide you with power
>on days with extended cloudiness, snow, or rain.

Are there still no efficient, affordable batteries that can hold power
during those bad weather days? It's taking forever.

>> The panels are mostly made of plastic, UV light wreaks havoc on those panels so they
>> don't last long.
>>
>That, I don't know. But I don't hear people complaining about replacing
>those panels all the time.

Half of Australia seems to have solar panels. I rarely hear of people
having problems with them. Sheldon is stuck half a century ago, as
usual.

>> Solar panels are okay for a few small light bulbs
>> but would need a lot of panels to run A/C, an electric stove, a
>> clothes dryer, a fridge/freezer, charge an electric car, fergetabout
>> it.
>>
>Not true. Depending on how many panels you have installed they can power
>a large house.

Absolutely. Sheldon talks out of the wrong orifice again.

>> Solar power is a long way into the future. Solar is good for
>> powering small electronics, like a calculator, a medical thermometer,
>> a toothbrush, a clock. The main drawback to solar is transmission.
>>
>Again, not true. The one thing that holds people back from installing
>the panels is the initial cost.

Yes. We only have a panel that provides us with hot water.