Sierra Club ED makes case for Solar Panels on Your Roof

[liveonearth]

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/michaelbrune/2011/06/rooftop_solar_panels.html
"rooftop revolution"

Coming Clean
The Blog of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune
06/21/2011
Every Rooftop Matters
never been a better time for homeowners to add solar panels to roof: easy, affordable, and beneficial

5 reasons
1. green power
2. more affordable than ever, material costs have fallen, federal and state incentives
3. solar-leasing programs: rent or purchase power from a system for 10 to 20 years, put solar on roof for cheap or free, locked-in electrical-utility rate (how exactly does this work??)
4. support U.S. economy
5. can charge a hybrid of EV using it

Sierra Club's solar pilot program
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/solar.html?s_src=611FBLMB
in California
starting with 2 vendors, 1 state, expanding nationwide later this year

Comments

[ford-prefect42.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree that in most (shading to all) climates, it's remarkably foolish not to incorporate passive solar design, that's really nothing more than designing the homes to suit the environment in which they are going to be built!