Comments on: If Your Neighbor Has Solar Panels, You’re More Likely To Go Solar (Solar Power Is Contagious)

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:45:00 +0000

Ha — exactly the lines that probably millions of people have used (perhaps in diff languages) now.

Thanks for relaying.

By: Lilia Rhodes

Lilia Rhodes — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:40:00 +0000

This is really very true. I remembered my friend asking me me the benefits of having solar panels at home. I asked why? He just simply said, “My neighbors are using solar panels already, and I’m planning to use it,too”. I was starting to think of having one for my home after that.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:26:00 +0000

wtf?

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:25:00 +0000

a spell check didn’t catch that since it was correctly spelled, just the wrong option. shit happens. typos happen. i realize they have a bad effect on perception, but they happen. (and they happen on every news site in the world.)

By: Matthew Todd Peffly

Matthew Todd Peffly — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:41:00 +0000

There have been many studies on human behavior. The lone star trend setter is not the one that get the mass of people moving. You have to have the brave first wave followers. When the first house on your street gets panels, maybe they are just crazy and faking the benefit. But if six get them and all say they are making/saving money; I better jump in or I’ll be the last one and stick out. Then “they” will think I’m the strange one.

By: Stan Stein

Stan Stein — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:34:00 +0000

Geez….lots of people have to be critical of spelling and grammar…..some, without the slightest regard for syntax when writing in……oh well, everybody’s an editor.
I have experimented at length regarding solar contagion, and I was VERY suprised.
Many people, when asked if they would want to follow suit, after having a neighbor install a system, had their “personal sovereign gene” kick in…as in :”What, just because HE does something, I’m supposed to”? I have also explained a group PPA program, where if in one square mile, we could install 1/2 mw ( i.e. about 2200 panels…..55 homes, 40 panels each on average…about 10K size systems) they could have the system, w/no financial liability……funded by an investor group we can put together. Mostly, even when very articulately explained, we got the deer in the headlights look.
Many people, after Solyndra, are even taking THAT and making “excuses”…..tough world, huh?

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:29:00 +0000

Living in the Neitherlands?

(yes, speeling is intentional)

By: seb

seb — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:17:00 +0000

In the week following my PV installation I had branches from my honey locust tree on my front yard snapped and the young aspen from my back yard broken in two. It could be just a coincidence of course, but i don’t think so. I live in a conservative area.

By: snn

snn — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:13:00 +0000

Please spell check your articles, it makes you look a bit retarded.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:46:00 +0000

“You’re Neighbor”?

A, come on, Nathan, you can do better than that?

As for the article, my solar panels are prominently visible and I have had them for more than a year, but none of my neighbours followed suit. What am I doing wrong?

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:27:00 +0000

Awesome! You totally rock. And I’m sure it will.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:54:00 +0000

I went to extra effort to have 6 of my 24 panels placed on the front of my house because I figured that it would encourage others in the street. I’m please to see my reasoning vindicated.