We don't get the major tax credits in Texas that you get in CA, but I
would be interested if it gets down to a 5 to 10 year ROI. The
geothermal heat pumps would really be a boost, but system cost is too
high here at this time.
I can't complain too much, based on lots of state and federal backing,
Texas is now the #1 producer of wind power, and the growth is
accelerating.
With our outrageous summers, the trend here is radiant heat barriers.
I may try the ceramic paint this spring.
Patton
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com> wrote:
> old dirtbeard wrote:
> > It was one year ago today that we installed a 6 kWh, residential PV system
> > (30 Kyocera 200W panels and a SMA 6000U inverter, located in the Los Angeles
>
> Very Cool, Doug! Thanks for the status report.
>
> I remember your post from last year. I didn't realize at the time that
> PV systems had gotten efficient enough to be viable. I've been doing
> some research on them since. A house with a PV system and geothermal
> heat pump would be a really kick-ass setup.
>
> I'm not a hard-core greenie, but as someone with an engineering
> background I really appreciate efficiency.
>
> -Wayne
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1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out."
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