Solar Energy Push Needs To Convince Consumers

Education, education, education ....

<p>A big step towards education of the masses is the Solar Decathlon, which will be hosted by the DOE in Washington DC in the fall of 2009.&nbsp; The Ohio State University has entered a proposal to enter the competition.&nbsp; Our website is </p><p>osusolardec.org.&nbsp;</p><p>solardecathlon.org </p>Please let us know if you want to help.

<p>Yes.&nbsp; Solar power will only be adopted by the general public if they can be convinced that it is an economically-viable energy solution.&nbsp; It all translates to $.&nbsp; Keep in mind that the average consumer doesn't know about nano-tech and other advancements that will hit the market in the coming decade, but this survey still shows that Americans must be trained to plan for the long term.&nbsp; Still, even after government subsidy, the price is still hovering around 10-15K for an average PV array, and we can't really blame the average citizen for balking at that.&nbsp; This is where VC and private financing need to come into play.&nbsp; Hopefully the US will come up with a Feed-in law, or at least endorse a national RPS.&nbsp; After the Energy Bill disappointment it looks to be slow going for the next couple of years though.</p>