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#11
Dear Google, you make me feel really uncomfortable when you share a video with the world wherein you describe a project which you will make for "the country".

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#13
So Google isn't trying to replicate Solar City, this is just an analysis tool if your home would be viable for solar panels. Almost like a middle-man for solar panel providers?

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#14

Dear Google, you make me feel really uncomfortable when you share a video with the world wherein you describe a project which you will make for "the country".

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#17
Wow. I can't believe how expensive solar panels are. This really is a great tool to give you an idea how much solar panels would cost. What about wind... does anyone know of any affordable residential wind turbine solutions?

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#18
Weird, it says it covers Boston but when I put my Boston address (single family in the city of Boston itself) it says they haven't reached the address yet.

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#20
post #17

Wow. I can't believe how expensive solar panels are. This really is a great tool to give you an idea how much solar panels would cost. What about wind... does anyone know of any affordable residential wind turbine solutions?

Residential wind has some issues:

1) Performance - best performance is when the wind blows in a straight line, houses and other features will deflect it making it turbulent.

2) Noise - turbines are noisy, you're not likely to have neighbors appreciate it.

3) Mounting - Mounting one requires either a pole, or it can be mounted to the roof. However, roof mountings tend to cause issues (read damage) due to vibrations transferred through the mounting.

Not good for a residential neighborhood, but perhaps if you've got several acres of clear land?

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