Proposed Changes to C.E.C. rebates in California [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Brooks]

Baran,

I hope your right, but history is not on the side of your opinion. We are
still suffering the backlash from the early 1980s. The solar thermal DHW
industry is all but dead because of a lot of unscrupulous people. THERE
BACK!

Bill.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baran Galocy [mailto:livewire at c-zone.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:08 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: Proposed Changes to C.E.C. rebates in California
> [RE-wrenches]
>
>
> Wow, sorry!
>
> Personally, if I lived in an area where there was no financial
> incentive for
> solar, I would do what I could do to create a local / regional / statewide
> awareness on the benefits of solar.  Many people (myself included) lobby
> local officials to do that which will increase the lobbyist's bottom line.
> The future supply of fossil fuel is clearly finite and the public is
> distrustful of nuclear energy.  Fuel cells, when they are commercially
> available through your local wrench will still deal with highly flammable
> hydrogen or hydrocarbons.  One can instill a sense of the true value of
> photovoltaics, even without rebates and power costing .05/KWH.  I
> would hope
> I was preaching to the choir, and yet . . .
>
> A simple fact of life is that just because many Californians are receiving
> subsidies, it doesn't mean 1) We are going to suck up all of the supplies
> because 2) Most of the people who can afford systems (even with rebates)
> still have no idea what actually owning  one would do for the
> environment or
> 3) We are to busy saving for that next WaveRunner or Suburban Assault
> Vehicle because 4) People such as myself have done a poor job of educating
> those who can best afford what we have to offer.  As far as the
> "fly-by-nighters", I do not believe that we have a serious problem.  One
> must be licensed and bonded in California in one of several categories to
> legally install solar.  Well, that or be an "owner builder", but
> we won't go
> there, ok?   I don't walk onto a job without a  liability insurance policy
> in full effect.  Will ignorant and opportunistic people enter the
> trade?  Of
> course they will!  Will it affect me?  Not in a negative way!
>
> I am a wrench because I believe that we should all do our part to
> leave this
> planet in better shape than we found it, I enjoy educating people and the
> reciprocity and "atta-boys" of a job well done, and I like the
> money.  It's
> not even an issue of would I do this if the money weren't there.
> It's more
> a need of mine to work with what passes for "cutting edge" ;-) technology.
> When inverters can be purchased at Home Depot, I will be
> designing, selling,
> and installing fuel cell systems  or whatever represents the next
> generation.  And so will many of you.   And the clientele will be there,
> waiting to be educated . . .
>
> Rant Off!   Baran
>
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