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  Totally missing the point

  I thought (by the headline and teaser) that this article had promise when it started out by saying how solar thermal has often been overlooked and overshadowed by its sexier cousin: Solar PV.

  Wow... great point and great start, but the article simply is a description of another glitzy incarnation of solar power: the large scale plant.

  Not one word about solar heating for individual buildings: domestic hot water or space heating.

  Not one word how cutting individual building/dwelling demands by 20, 40, 60% or whatever makes a huge difference in fossil fuel consumption and resulting economic drain and pollution.

  What's wrong? Not everything is solved in some far -off facility with magic power.

  The real magic is the power of the individual. The responsibility of the individual to save 5% here, 10% there.

  Once we get over the addiction of the quick, somebody-else-can-do-it fix, we have a chance for recovery.

  I wish there were a statistic that could estimate how much it would cost to install one 4' x 8' solar hot water collector per family in the United States.

  I wish I knew how much fossil fuel that action would save

  I wish I knew how much CO2 that action would save.

  I wish I knew how many days of war in Iraq that entire program would cost.

  In the meantime, I am installing a couple at my house before autumn.

  Let's hear more about this, please.On Solar thermal power deserves more attention, due to its lower cost and relative ease of storage posted 2 years, 2 months ago 35 Responses