09-25-2006, 06:42 PM
One of the houses i'm working on right now is 100% solar with a generator backup. They've never used the generator, they live above Pahoa town. Location is important, i don't think Fren Forest or Glenwood would fare as well as Kapoho or Kalapana.
It's kinda funny, but i notice when people go solar they start trying to beat their usage stats. It's the same phenomenon you see in Prius drivers, trying to see how much they can eke out of their cars. I wonder how much more people would conserve if they knew how much they used. If you live in a relatively sunny place I highly suggest solar, its environmental, it gives us more security as a community, and you personally are bound to benefit in the long run. The advances in solar tech made in efficiency and cost savings in the last three years have really been huge.
It's kinda funny, but i notice when people go solar they start trying to beat their usage stats. It's the same phenomenon you see in Prius drivers, trying to see how much they can eke out of their cars. I wonder how much more people would conserve if they knew how much they used. If you live in a relatively sunny place I highly suggest solar, its environmental, it gives us more security as a community, and you personally are bound to benefit in the long run. The advances in solar tech made in efficiency and cost savings in the last three years have really been huge.