http://www.reason.com/blog/show/131747.html
110 Years to Pay for Those Denver Solar Panels?
Ronald Bailey | February 18, 2009, 1:18pm
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The museum wanted a solar system to support its educational mission and cut energy costs as well as the building’s carbon footprint. But the payout period would have been too long to make it financially feasible.
“We looked at first installing it ourselves, and without any of the incentive programs, it was a 110-year payout,” said [Dave Noel, vice president of operations and chief technology officer for the museum]. “The [museum’s] board was supportive of the program, but said it had to make sense financially.”
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There are so many many good projects to be done. The national electric grid needs an update. But, that would take time and not give a “sexy” photo op!
We could then ask, as we do with so many gooferment programs, “why is the taxpayer paying for this”?
So to with the Denver museum. If the museum is entertainment, why is the taxpayer subsidizing this?
Argh!
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