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Solar Economics.

What is it worth to you to own a Solar Laser System?

Acro Solar offers power for less than 59 cents per watt

In 1980, our 14 ft. Solar Laser System sold for $5,000.00 installed as a home heating system, plus domestic hot water, and with an insulated hot water storage tank. The cost of energy has increased from about $2.50 per thousand cubic feet of gas in 1980 to and average $15.00 per thousand cubic feet of gas: delivered thru the line to my home today.

I calculated that the 14 ft dish in the early years was worth over $300 per month against electricity which was 10 cents per kilo Watt hour (kWh). That is if you could use all the energy it puts out. Today electricity here is about 13.27 cents per kWh and on it's way up in a hurry. In northern climates energy cost a lot more.

Today we sale mostly 8 foot and 44 inch dishes. The 8 ft, and 44" dishes can be easily shipped any where in the world and have been shipped all over. The 44" dish is easier to buy and is sold mostly as a domestic water heater, and or spa heater. The 8 ft dishes are often installed as pool heaters. Some are installed as space heaters, and domestic hot water. Many are installed with our 250 gallon insulated tank, and a valve kit that can switch the dish from space and water heating to pool heating. Some are used for radiant floor heating, and can be plumbed to do any or all of the above by flipping ball valves. Brass ball valves are the way to go as they can move from open to closed by a 90 degree turn of the handle and last practically for ever.

Our Solar Laser Systems have now been developed into kit form and sold to home owners who mostly install them their self or with a friend. Some are installed by solar people who also offer service contracts. It's cheaper to do it you self, but the economics are there in either case.

Pay Back

Pay back is down the road a piece, but not very far. In some cases pay back may be about two years depending if you can use all the power it puts out Energy is on the lips of every one in the world in every country today. It's not all about how much or how little there is in the earth, but also about how much it cost to get it to your home or business. That cost increases on a daily basis. If big oil discovers enough oil tomorrow to last the world another thousand years, it won't help your hip pocket one bit. As a matter of fact big oil and most of it's off spring monopolies are totally unregulated, demanding, and making bigger profits by the day.

I am going to cut this short. You do the math, and see if you want a small oil well in your back yard in the form of a Solar Laser System. Enthusiasts for Sustainable low cost power may just put one in the front yard like one of our customers in Chicago did.

If you want the cheapest energy on the Earth, the longest lasting, time proven, storm and weather
resistant, and non polluting energy system, then you need the Solar Laser System. It's cheaper today than it will ever be again.

Dennis Cofield
Acro Solar Lasers.

For more information e-mail us at acrosolar@elp.rr.com