Energy 108, On mandatory solar roof in California

I saw this news from LA Times two weeks ago, discussed by WUWT.

California heads toward requiring solar panels on all new houses

By ANDREW KHOURI  MAY 08, 2018 | 4:55 PM 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solar-panels-homes-20180508-story.html

California to force new home owners to buy solar panels

Anthony Watts / 9, 2018

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/05/09/california-to-force-new-home-owners-to-buy-solar-panels/

What political socialism cannot achieve in America in terms of more command and control, ecological socialism can. Bonker, a proposal that ALL new houses in California must have solar roof, that means all new houses must cut and kill all nearby tall trees. Because solar hates shades -- from clouds, rains and tall trees. Shades automatically reduce the efficiency of solar.

Most environmentalists say, "Plant trees to save the planet." Solar developers and advocates say, "Remove/kill all nearby trees to save the planet."

Green, trees -- people can see birds, butterflies, squirrels, etc hopping/flying from branch to branch, or tree to tree. Solar has little or zero tolerance for tall trees with tall, wide shades. Solar is fake "green."

A solid anti-fossil fuel believer Filipino friend living in California, Joe Real, commented in my fb wall that "You have a twisted sense of logic my friend! Ha ha ha ha. Solar panels are twenty times more efficient than trees at capturing the energy of the sun! Basic Scientific Fact!"

It's good he confirmed it, that solar is fake green. That to get energy efficient solar, one must cut if not kill all nearby tall trees. Since he hates fossil fuels, from California to Manila or other far away cities in the planet, he and his fellow anti-oil campaigners and lobbyists should be riding solar planes or planes using water, or uber-kites, uber-brooms, any flying object that does not use fossil fuel.

Solar in desert may be understandable. But in this proposed CA new law, solar roof for ALL new houses will be mandatory. All the fakes and hypocrisy of the "greenies" or watermelon (green outside, red inside) and ecological socialist movement.

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See also:

Energy 105, When both world oil prices and domestic oil taxes are rising, January 14, 2018 

Energy 106, US oil output now 10+ mbpd, February 08, 2018 

Energy 107, Avoiding brownouts due to gensets, not solar battery, 2018

Rotary Notes 1: Barangay Roads and Solar Panels

This morning, I joined our club President (Rotary Club of Taguig Fort Bonifacio) Niel Antonio and potential clubmate Eric Lucero, in going to a remote barangay in Boso-boso, Antipolo, Rizal. Niel's company will donate solar panels to that barangay which until now has no electricity yet. This will be a club project for the indigenous people, Mangyans, who live in that part of the Sierra Madre mountains. We will go there first to meet the barangay captain or village leader, other barangay officials to schedule a turn-over ceremony.

The road going there is bad, one would need a 4x4 vehicle with big tires to hopefully deal with the situation. In many mountainous barangays in the Philippines, barangay roads are generally ugly. Exceptions are the barangays in big and famous mountain cities like Baguio and Tagaytay.

Eric's 4x4 vehicle had difficulty negotiating the road. The engine was powerful, but the tires, though big by most cars' standard, were still not big enough for the deep canals created by flash floods.

It's good that there were many barrio folks who were going home and were walking up. They helped us get Eric's car out of the deep mud.

We had to cancel the trip as we pitied the car and we lost time just negotiating the bad roads. Even if we can tackle that part, we still have to walk for at least 30 minutes to reach the community as the bad and muddy roads will show up again up there. We will schedule another trip in the coming weeks.

By the way, here's one jeepney that we met on our way up. The road is bad, only very few vehicles woould enter the barrio, and people have to sit on top of the jeepney just to catch a trip as the next trip will be several hours away.

About solar panels and solar energy, I have no opposition to this renewable energy, I support it. These are technological developments that will add more choices for the people on the kind of electricity sources they can use for their households and community structures.

What I oppose is when governments subsidize the manufacturers of solar and wind farms purportedly to "save the planet." If people truly believe in doing their share to reduce their carbon footprints, then they should patronize those renewable energy sources even without government subsidy. Governments have no money of their own to allocate and dispense subsidies, except what they take away from the pockets and savings of the taxpayers.

This is the solar panel that Niel's company is importing and selling here. It's cool, it's relatively light. From left to right: Niel's helper, Niel, me, Eric and Niel's other helper.

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