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		<title>Small-scale solar, wind keep costs low</title>
		<description>Discuss Small-scale solar, wind keep costs low</description>
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			<title>Russ Doty says:</title>
			<link>http://www.billingsnews.com/index.php/3870-small-scale-solar-wind-keep-costs-low#comment-82</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fine article Wilbur! My friend in Greeley Colorado just put a solar collector on her roof. Since noon April 28 it has produced more than 5600 kWh of electricity. The utility pays her 9 cents/kwh for it and she also gets to use what she produces--net of about 20 cents/kWh. The SunPower panels were made in the US and they are rated to withstand the hail Charles is concerned about (these specification sheets on collectors are all on the manufacturer websites). There are several solar dealers now in states like California, Colorado and elsewhere who will install a collector system for nothing or very little down and let you pay them what you would otherwise pay the utility for power. Our PSC, and legislature are overly influenced by utilities, so those programs have not yet come to Montana. See my opinion piece for more on green energy policy at the BoZone paper in Bozeman www.bozone.com/index.php/features/show_article/47334 or if they print it, the Outpost.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Russ Doty</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Charles A Stigers says:</title>
			<link>http://www.billingsnews.com/index.php/3870-small-scale-solar-wind-keep-costs-low#comment-80</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This article is so typical of the glowingly optimistic stuff about solar. Small projects do not have any advantage over large ones (on a unit cost basis). Their only virtue is that folks at are wealthy enough can do the project (if they can spare the cash up front). The pay back on these projects is highly uncertain. The expected life-time of the panels is never discussed. How well do they survive a hail storm for example?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Charles A Stigers</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>jackie snyder says:</title>
			<link>http://www.billingsnews.com/index.php/3870-small-scale-solar-wind-keep-costs-low#comment-78</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I live in a lower-middle class 'burb and it's littered with houses that have solar panels on their rooves. If you want to get solar panels in your home then I would recommend reading this page - http://green-energy-at-home.com/wp/home-solar-panels-gogreensolar. It talks about how they work and if they're worth it. It also reviews a solar panel installation company.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>jackie snyder</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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