> Underground? Parking garages? Trees??? Nearby Skyscrapers? > > I like solar, but.......I'm nervous of bureaucrats making arbitrary > decisions. >
Yup, bureaucrats have a habit of taking common sense ideas and turning them into overly complicated non-sense. Take the International Plumbing Code grey-water requirements for example. It requires a minimum 50 gallon "storage resevoir", but prohibts storing grey water for more than 72 hours. It also states that kitchen sinks are "black water" and can't be used as grey-water. Anyone interested in grey water has probably already implemented some form of water conservation. My wife and I generate on average 10-15 gallons of qualified grey water per day....when we are both at home. However, since I'm on the road about 50% of the time, we actually generate less than 10 gallons a day on average. Thi smakes it impossible to comply with the IPC requirements. Fortunately, Arizona has it's own requirements for residential grey water, it's a one page flyer that is (generally)easy to comply with At any rate, While I think the idea of solar panels over parking lots (and roads/highways) is a Great Idea, I'm not a fan of mandates. I think they would have been better if they went with education, encouragement and perhaps incentives. For example eliminating sales tax, property tax, and building permit fees on solar structures. _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
