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lalalu

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1. Our power company put up solar panels throughout our neighborhood.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 07:01 PM

Nov 2012

The good news is that despite a lot of large trees and Hurricane Sandy they did not come down. The bad news is we still went nine days without power.

I thought those darn things would help generate back up power.

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How Solar-Based Microgrids Could Bring Power to Millions [View all] OKIsItJustMe Nov 2012 OP

Our power company put up solar panels throughout our neighborhood. lalalu Nov 2012 #1

“I thought those darn things would help generate back up power.” OKIsItJustMe Nov 2012 #2

In other words lalalu Nov 2012 #3

Andrew Cuomo laid things out nicely OKIsItJustMe Nov 2012 #4

I will give him credit. lalalu Nov 2012 #5

He also has not minced words regarding climate change OKIsItJustMe Nov 2012 #6

True lalalu Nov 2012 #7

You can make the same case against cheapskate homeowners ...... oldhippie Nov 2012 #8

Maybe we homeowners wouldn't be such lalalu Nov 2012 #9

Property taxes pay for the services citizens demand oldhippie Nov 2012 #10

In New Jersey we pay a lot. lalalu Nov 2012 #11

I am in Texas and we have our own electric grid ...... oldhippie Nov 2012 #12

any solar-neighborhood backup system, would be swamped by demand mrf901 Nov 2012 #13

And *that* is a critical point ... Nihil Nov 2012 #14