Re: Reply to Christopher Beyer

[Les Fraley <les@lamar.ColoState.EDU>]

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, William Prestwich wrote:

> And what happens when your neighbours wants to plant trees which shade
> the solar collectors?
> Cheers,
> 	Bill Prestwich 
In Ft. Collins, there is a city ordinance which prohibits neighbors from 
allowing a tree to shade anyone ele's solar collectors (providing the 
collectors were there before the tree).
Les Fraley
Colorado State University
les@lamar.colostate.edu




> 
> On Tue, 10 Dec 1996 azapantis@mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au wrote:
> 
> > It is a brave man who uses the word "never". I can go out tomorrow and spend
> > $31,000 (Australian) on a "solar power kit" which will provide my house with
> > "free" power 365 days per year for 20 years, at which time the batteries will
> > need replacing. I would not have to decrease my use of power and would actually
> > be able to sell power back to the grid for much of the year.
> > 
> > The only thing which stops solar power generating facilities from being
> > incorporated into new houses as a matter of course is cost. As the technology
> > improves, costs will come down and the use of solar power will become
> > economically viable in most of the world. It's not a matter of "if", but a
> > matter of "when".
> > 
> > I don't foresee vast arrays of solar cells providing power for large populations
> > as current utilities do. Rather, I think that solar power may be used on a
> > smaller scale to supply power to smaller communities, perhaps even at the
> > individual house level.
> > 
> > Nonetheless, this is a long way off and in the meantime, coal and nuclear power
> > will remain the dominant power generating methods. Given the choice, on
> > environmental grounds, I would prefer nuclear power to coal fired power.
> > 
> > These have been my thoughts only and do not necessarily represent the views of
> > the Australian Commonwealth Government!!!
> > 
> > _______________________________________________________________________________
> > Subject: Reply to Christopher Beyer
> > From:    radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at mgdestmx01
> > Date:    10/12/96  6:02 PM
> > 
> > Christopher, 
> > 
> > You seem like an intelligent individual.  That being the case why don't you
> > do some personal investigation into the feasibility of using solar and wind
> > power versus nuclear energy.  I think (I know) if you did an honest
> > evaluation you would find that solar and wind will NEVER replace the
> > use of fossil fuels in our society.
> > 
> > 
> > Alex Zapantis                                  
> > Environmental Radiation Officer     
> > Office of the Supervising Scientist		
> > 40 Blackall Street 														
> > Barton ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA 
> >             
> > Email: azapantis@mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au
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> > Phone: (int+) 61 6 274 1642
> > 
> > The Office of the Supervising Scientist is a Branch of the 
> >          Federal Environment Protection Group 
> > 
> > 
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