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Originally Posted by GatorB
The guy that invents solar cells that can power cars and houses efficiently and cheaply will mysteriously die of unknown causes shorty after his discovery.
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That's not really true. You can already have complete solar power for your home. Matter of fact I've already priced it. It's $55,000 to have the unit set up that actually tracks the sun (just like the one they did in a recent episode of Extreme Home Makeover). The only reason I didn't put one in is because I'm selling my current home and moving to Vegas. Once I get settled in Vegas I'm definitely going all solar for my home. The cool part about it is you still have your home hooked up to the power grid and all the "extra" electricity that you generate with your solar power has to be bought by the power company by law! So you can not only power your own home...but you can have the satisfaction of sticking it back to the power company
55 grand is kind of expensive....but then a friend of mine pointed out how much I spend on cars. Hell...for less than the price on one of my cars I can power my home for the rest of my life. When it's put that way...it seems more like a good deal.