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"PV solar is also much more expensive than grid power." Isn't it about time to provide some incentives for data centers to invest in the long-term payoffs. Wh
by CalmQuiet 17y ago
"PV solar is also much more expensive than grid power."
Isn't it about time to provide some incentives for data centers to invest in the long-term payoffs. What better use for roof-tops, sides of buildings, covers for parking lots?
- khafra 17y ago"Much more expensive" can refer to the long-term. Any pv setup will be more expensive than getting that much electricity from the grid over a month or a year. But, depending on the variety of panel, the environmental conditions, etc., the electricity over the expected lifetime of the pv setup may not make up for the initial cost. I'm all in favor of alternative power, but not if it takes more energy and material inputs than conventional power.
- CalmQuiet 17y agoI should have said: I'm considering what looks ( to MHO) like the irresistable pressures on prices of fossil fuels (including $/oil_barrel; taxes on CO2 emissions, etc ).