did you guys see this? the link shows new technology that should

[NMDemDist2]

be available in the next couple years. Solar at 1/10 the price of current panels!

:wow:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x163369#163420

[eleny]

1. A flexible solar panel - wow!

http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=132556&n_date=20051008&cat=Science

Now they're talking our language. With hail storms fairly common in Colorado, this kind of solar is what we need. I wouldn't expect it to withstand a golf ball sized hail. But the small stuff seems lethal to the current solar technology.

When we renovated, we had to get rid of the floor furnace in the tiny cottage. We opted for electric baseboard heat (since it's on a slab with no crawl space and no attic - it has a a flat roof. Sometimes we call it "the bunker".) It's better electric technology than what was common in years past. But still, the electric bill shot up. If we could use this on that house, we'll be sitting pretty.

[NMDemDist2]

2. it's pretty darn exciting IMO. I'll be all over that here in AZ and it's

actually affordable :woohoo:

[eleny]

3. That fits into your plans of going off grid

[NMDemDist2]

4. or at least as "off grid" as we can get. there are so many clever

ways to save and make energy these days.

I'm loving it :bounce: