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Hello…. Anybody home at Santee Cooper?

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Why would Santee Cooper want to build a coal fired plant when solar panels sell for less than $1 a watt?

Is it possible that Santee Cooper has not seen the news! Nanosolar, is the first solar panel manufacturer to be able to profitably sell solar panels for less than $1 a watt. That is the price at which solar energy becomes less expensive than coal.

“With a $1-per-watt panel, it is possible to build $2-per-watt systems.”

According to the Energy Department, building a new coal plant costs about $2.1 a watt, plus the cost of fuel and emissions.

The panels, which are manufactured at plants in Silicon Valley and Germany, are the first to be sold for less than a dollar per watt and still be profitable for Nanosolar.

“This is the first time that a solar-electricity cell and panel have been designed entirely and specifically for utility-scale power generation,” Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen said in a written statement. “It will set the standard for green power generation at utility scale.”

This would allow an entire system to be built for less than 2 dollars a watt, 0.1 dollars cheaper than the costs of a coal plant, which are also taking more time to be built and damage the environment. The real big plus is no fuel to buy. no emissions. and no more mercury in our waters.

Renewable energy is in very exciting times, and only the beginning.

Why is Santee Cooper so hard nosed about not allowing homeowners, businesses, school districts, and county governments the right to true “Net Metering”. With solar panels now being sold at less than a $1 a watt, just think of how much money our schools, county governments, and you would save each year. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a school tax reduction?

Is Santee Cooper so mucked up and focused on old coal technology that they are stopping everyone from even having the ability to try all the great new trends just beginning.

The time has now come for everyone to demand “TRUE NET METERING” from Santee Cooper!

Hello…. Is Anybody home at Santee Cooper?





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Renewable energy cheaper than coal

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

What in the world is going on at Santee Cooper? Is it possible all of the officers, board of directors, and engineers have their heads in the sand?

As the country races to embrace the renewable energy revolution, Santee Cooper won’t allow true net metering and wants to build more coal fired plants. Have they not seen the current news stories? Click here to see this: Renewable energy cheaper than coal?

It is not hard to realize that if Santee Cooper would simply allow true net metering to all of it’s customers it is possible coal fired plants, like the proposed Pee Dee plant, would not be needed. You would think that Santee Cooper would not want the utility to become a part of the problem, that they would want to be part of the solution. Committed to helping build a clean energy future.

The amazing part of this, Santee Cooper would not have to float any bonds or do any construction all of this would be done by the new businesses, factories, and the new high tech jobs that would be created by allowing “TRUE” NET METERING in South Carolina.

True net metering would also give us the ability to have plug-in hybrid cars Everyone needs to plan ahead as $4.00 plus a gallon gasoline is just down the road.

With true net metering in South Carolina all of this could be reached in a matter of "years, not decades.

If you believe that all of this is possible, Please communicate with Santee Cooper and ask them to give the people a chance to embrace the renewable energy revolution. All everyone is asking is the ability to be able to try. State authorities are supposed to help the people, aren’t they?

Come on Santee Cooper pull your heads out of the sand, call Google they will show you how to do it!

Electric for $1 watt

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