Quote Originally Posted by ElectricSLT View Post
I've seen photovoltaic systems incorporated into some of the federal and state funded jobs we've worked on and the cost to install these systems is not worth the return . . . they won't pay for themselves for many years.
"Many years"....yes, many many years, like more than twenty years, maybe even forty years? All the hype about solar energy, photovoltaic, building green, etc is just that in my opinion, just hype. Lots of building owners think going green is all the rage...but it comes with a price. And too...has any one wondered what happens in 20, 30 or 40 years after payback has occured, what will happen to these buildings and the systems associated with them? Either the building will have outlived it's original intended use or purpose or the system itself will need to be repaired and/or replaced won't it?

I'm not sold on the Green Scene...not 100% anyway, lighting controls are good, day light harvesting seems to be pretty good too, as well as a host of other energy and resource saving options, but these wind farms and photovoltaic systems, I ain't sold on none of that stuff yet.