[ausev] The idiocy of switching to RE for a ROI benefit

[Thomas Burbridge]

Greetings,


<soap box>
  <rant>
Frankly, I do not know how ROI became a part of switching over to personal RE's.  

If you are T. Boone Pickens and you're building a large scale RE system and reselling the energy to the public, ROI makes sense.

Sure the government will give you tax breaks and your electric bill will begin to shrink.  But calculating how many years your 5kw solar or 2kw wind/hydro system will "pay for itself" is a very poor excuse for justifying the switch and should not be a part of a conversation regarding RE's.

 </rant>
 <my reasons>
I have four reasons for supporting RE:
  I have power when others have none (without the added noise of a generator.)
  It's virtually portable (as seen in HP119)
  Recharges my eBike.
  I get to legally evade paying taxes.
 </my reasons> 
</soap box>

**Too much coffee this morning**

Cheers