Space Age Energy in the Suburbs?

[beetiger]

Solar energy for the price of your regular utility bill?

-Ignoring for the moment the fact that this is a startup that may or may not be able to do what they promise,

-Understanding that if I actually put in my own solar panels, it would be free to get energy and I wouldn't be kind-of-arbitrarily paying the price my local utility charges,

-Acknowledging that this means I'm paying for the energy my house makes, semi-unrelated to the amount of energy I end up using,

-And recognizing that this would probably make my house uglier and harder to sell to a mainstream family, and not in fact save me money, just make me feel a little better about my footprint on the environment...

....am I missing something else, or does this look like it might be worth doing?

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[mmsword.livejournal.com]

Photo Electric cells aren't particularly recyclable, as far as my knowledge lies. The chemical compounds eventually break down into other forms and I don't think it's recoverable. The glass and metal in the framing, wiring and paneling aught to be recyclable though, if they were able to be seperated from the cells. Disposal of Solar cells is a lot of work though, as they do contain arsenic and cadmium bearing compounds.