Posted by
The Proud Ex-Democrat on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:25:35 AM
We at the Proud Ex-Democrat support a multifaceted approach to our energy needs. We support more domestic oil development. We also think we need to develop smart power grids, more windpower, more use of coal, more nuclear energy and widespread use of solar.
In a recession like this we need clean power, but we also need cheap power. Ultimately that means we need more supply of power. We should be looking for this supply everywhere and anywhere we might find it.
I don't know if these solar shingles will be competitive enough in price to eventually get into wide use, but even if they are not, this is almost certainly a big step toward having solar power in most buildings. That makes this very welcome news.