Comments on: City Of San Diego Unveils 1 Megawatt Solar System At City’s Alvarado Water Treatment Plant http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/02/city-of-san-diego-unveils-1-megawatt-solar-system-at-citys-alvarado-water-treatment-plant/ The voice of The Sietch community Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:39:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Naib http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/02/city-of-san-diego-unveils-1-megawatt-solar-system-at-citys-alvarado-water-treatment-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-34778 The Naib Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:42:27 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/02/city-of-san-diego-unveils-1-megawatt-solar-system-at-city%e2%80%99s-alvarado-water-treatment-plant/#comment-34778 They didn't pay 6.5 million. They are in effect buying power from a system being installed for no cost on their facility. If you read again you will see they avoided the 6.5 million dollar cost. I imagine that they worked out some sort of power purchasing deal by which they get a discount on their power from the people installing the panels, and get pay nothing for the system. They didn’t pay 6.5 million. They are in effect buying power from a system being installed for no cost on their facility. If you read again you will see they avoided the 6.5 million dollar cost. I imagine that they worked out some sort of power purchasing deal by which they get a discount on their power from the people installing the panels, and get pay nothing for the system.

]]> By: Tom http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/02/city-of-san-diego-unveils-1-megawatt-solar-system-at-citys-alvarado-water-treatment-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-34511 Tom Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:36:11 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/02/city-of-san-diego-unveils-1-megawatt-solar-system-at-city%e2%80%99s-alvarado-water-treatment-plant/#comment-34511 Great news. This should be happening on municipal lands all over the west from SF to El Paso. Did I read it write that the solar installation cost 6.5 million but only produces $40,000 a year in savings? That sounds wrong. Usually return on investment for solar projects is about ten to 15 years, not 160 years. I must've read it wrong. Great news. This should be happening on municipal lands all over the west from SF to El Paso.

Did I read it write that the solar installation cost 6.5 million but only produces $40,000 a year in savings? That sounds wrong. Usually return on investment for solar projects is about ten to 15 years, not 160 years. I must’ve read it wrong.

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