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LindsayRichards
Dec 02, 2012Explorer
Hard to have a small concentrator system on a home. Or an RV *grin*
They are more common in other parts of the world. SOme even use molten salt instead of mineral oil. Solar is great for heating water (or preheating). In the 1950's they were common in Florida for both preheating hot water and for pool water heating. There were even a lot of DIY installations. Photovoltaic is great for area where it would be expensive to run power, like on road signs and billboards. If you already have power say to a home, they have an infinite payback and make little sense. They also much have some type of storage system which is expensive. I have a solar trickle charger on my coach batteries. We have a poster here who claims to be solar, but his panel will not even run a one slice toaster.
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