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From: shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
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Subject: Re: 'OT] Are you ready for rain tax?
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On Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:48:13 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
wrote:

>On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:46:40 -0400, shawn
><nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>
>>Yeah, that's an issue any time we build anything if there is anything
>>harmful inside and we let it rot or get damaged and don't repair it.
>>So why wouldn't you just tax the owners of the solar farms to cover
>>any costs associated with the broken solar panels?
>>
>
>Our community association had a guest speaker from a solar panel
>company (who had a great slide show) giving his pitch and he said
>their monthly maintenance fee covered that as part of your maintenance
>contract. (Which you were free to drop out of any time but if you did
>that specific charge was on you)
>
>(I'm interested but realistically the breakeven on such a project
>would be after I expect to be six feet under so it would benefit my
>kids not me)

Yes, we are still at a point where I don't see a solar system being
useful from a cost savings. Where it does shine is being able to keep
your home power going if you are in an area with unreliable power
subject to hours long black outs or even brown outs.