Money and Energy

An outdoor structure that can harvest and utilize energy is a good investment in time, money, and energy: all limited resources today.  Balancing energy flow and cash flow is certainly a strong possibility with these structures properly constructed.  The concept of equity with regard to a personal or business structure can be applied to the concept of a solar system employed with an outdoor project.  Home equity can be calculated in terms of (appraised value - amount owed on a mortgage or home equity line of credit.)  It has been said that solar structures can be worth more than one pays for them instantly.  We are in the process of studying this effect.

The fact that solar circuits can be used to generate electricity and power electric circuits as well as store electricity is a result of transistor technology just as the computer.  The cost of producing these solar cells and arrays has dropped from tens of thousands of dollars 30 years ago to a few dollars today.  The technology is advancing just as computer technology has advanced in the last few decades.  We are also doing a cash flow as well as energy flow study of the solar structure.

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