Comments on: U.S. Navy Puts Seal of Approval on New Solar Parking Lot http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: California Solar Engineering http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-30101 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:38:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-30101 i love what I see. Keep up the good, green, work.

]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-28982 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:04:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-28982 Captain Morgan: Thank you for your comment. I can’t say that I agree with your thumbnail characterization of taxpayers (I for one am not lowly), or your general distaste for deficit spending under the Obama administration (the Bush administration inherited a budget surplus and turned it into a deficit of historic proportions, then left it for the next administration to clean up) but I do agree that clean energy and sound environmental policy should be supported when they promote the general welfare. The U.S. military has been urging the adoption of renewable energy generated on site as a vital national security interest, and the cost of fossil fuels continues to climb while the cost of renewable energy continues to drop, so I don’t see where we are hurt financially by the installation of more solar energy at our military facilities.

]]> By: Captain Morgan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-28933 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:32:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-28933 “thanks to funding from the federal Recovery Act”

I think what you meant to say is … “thanks to still more deficit spending which will be added to the crushing debt that is heaped upon the lowly taxpayers of the nation, who will see no real benefit from the project.”

Don’t misunderstand me. I’m all for clean energy and environmentally friendly policies … when they make financial sense and when the people benefiting from the project are also the people who are footing the bill.

]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-28423 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:17:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-28423 Mike: A good point, but return on investment is not the only motive behind the military’s shift to alternative energy. Energy security is also an important factor.

]]> By: Mike http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-28352 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:41:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-28352 1.9 Million to save 30,000 a year is a 63 year return on investment. Even if electrical costs increase the equipment will never last long enough to see a savings.

]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-28200 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:47:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-28200 Ray: No.

]]> By: Ray http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/20/u-s-navy-puts-seal-of-approval-on-new-solar-parking-lot/#comment-28105 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:03:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15314#comment-28105 is this like creating an electric fork.

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