Comments on: Fox News Bites NewsCorp’s Nose to Spite Solar Power

By: vern

vern — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:52:00 +0000

Lets have some sanity here. Sunpower isn’t in perfect financial shape. Dow Jones or Ford doing business with them isn’t necessarilly an endorsement of their financial stability and in fact many purchase contractsfor large capital investments like solar plan for the opposite – they dictacte what will happen if a company ceases to operate.

In the case of a solar purchase, the buyer must be assured there are third party service providers who can provide maintenance should Sunpower go under.

The people that hate Fox News I’m sure didn’t praise Dow Jones for its solar initiative either. In any case, I don’t see how you’ve come to the conclusion that Fox/News Corp is anti solar.

The only thing I see is that they have pounced on the Obama administration for Solyndra and this is just a follow on by them to find another issue with another company.

By: North American Solar Photovoltaic Market to Double in Q4 2011 | CleanTechnica

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:26:42 +0000

[…] comes as no surprise to those of us following the market, but it may come as a big one to FOX News (& friends) — the North American solar photovoltaic market is set to double in quarter […]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:06:00 +0000

Bogus Andrew.

By: andreww

andreww — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +0000

Solar and Wind schemes are expensive supplements, not alternatives. To replace coal-generated electricity in the US would require 300 million acres and at least $10 trillion. We don’t have either.

The Solar charade will end in 2012 when people understand that despite subsides of up to 100% – solar power will never even keep pace with new demand.

We need clean, affordable electricity and more of it. Solar will never be affordable.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:59:00 +0000

We’re seeing the business sector of the right wing start to pull away from the ideological sector when it comes to renewable energy.

Clearly wind and solar are becoming significant business and there is money to be made. For many on the right profits take priority over philosophy. For many on the right philosophy is faked if it is seen to help profit.

We’re now at the point where it seems almost certain that renewables are going to push out fossil fuels. The big remaining question is whether the push will be fast enough to keep the planet from overheating.

2012 should be a very interesting year. Wholesale solar panels have apparently already dropped below $1/watt in large quantity. China is selling solar for $1.15/watt in smaller quantities. We could see retail prices get close to $1/watt. With those sorts of prices installation will soar.

I’ll bet that in a few years we’ll see the right get behind renewable energy because their business partners will tell them to.