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Without heavy govt ( tax payer) subsidies solar and wind don't per form that well, not that reliable required constant maintenance and was expensive. And I lived off the grid on wind and solar for 15 years.
] The times, they are a-changing......
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Without heavy govt ( tax payer) subsidies solar and wind don't per form that well, not that reliable required constant maintenance and was expensive. And I lived off the grid on wind and solar for 15 years.
] The times, they are a-changing...... Was told that repeatedly 15 years ago and no measurable changes and I upgraded batterie , inverter panels wind turbine.( very expensive) . But I lived with it every day and didn't base my knowledge on internet articles
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I’ve got a quote in my drawer for a complete solar system for my operation, including battery storage and installation, about 50KW continuous. With my power rate of 0.09 cents, the payback period is right at 5 years (I.e. 20% rate of return). The system is too big for net metering. If we could do net metering (no storage), the payback period is a little over 3 years.
All those numbers are pre-China tariffs.
I really don’t care what your six lite bulb system costs...it’s irrelevant compared to industrial scale generation.
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I think we have not seen the bottom yet for oil and pipeline stocks. However, with President Trump's "America First" premonition, that could change over night should he shut out foreign oil and move solely to American oil, such as shale or territorial waters off shore.
Some have already been mentioned:
E&P XOM CLR OXY
Midstream: WMB ET EPD PSXP KMI
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I have worked in the oilfield my whole life some of the 50 cent stocks are one middle eastern upset from being 25 dollars. It has always been cyclic. Men don't want a Volt they want a deleted super duty that will roll coal. Oil isn't going away anytime soon. It is a limited resource that is essential and it will be more expensive again.
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I’ve got a quote in my drawer for a complete solar system for my operation, including battery storage and installation, about 50KW continuous. With my power rate of 0.09 cents, the payback period is right at 5 years (I.e. 20% rate of return). The system is too big for net metering. If we could do net metering (no storage), the payback period is a little over 3 years.
All those numbers are pre-China tariffs.
I really don’t care what your six lite bulb system costs...it’s irrelevant compared to industrial scale generation. I have a 7.75 kw net metered system on my home. After the tax credit we estimated a 7 year payback. However, it turns out that they undersized my system. I needed about a 10 kw system to offset my bill so I still get power bills although they are a lot smaller then before. My payback is now more like 10-12 years. It's pretty common for solar sales people to undersize your system to make the numbers look better so you'll buy. I used big dog solar and they were a nightmare to deal with. I'd never use them again. I still have problems with my inverter shutting down and restarting a while later all the time. That hurts my production a lot too. On a sunny day with the inverter not shutting down I'll produce about 52kw. With it clicking on and off I produce around 30kw. Of course big dog wont do anything about it even though the inverter manufacturer says there's a problem somewhere. I regret the whole thing but I really needed the tax credit last year so I went for it. My system was $20,000 but after federal and state tax credits it was about $12,500. Bb
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Could easily be the inverter. I yanked one yesterday because it kept showing an “inconsistent input voltage” error. I have13 other VFD’s running on the same power line without problems, so it’s the inverter, not the power.
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Low oil prices will cure low oil prices. The Middle East will become more and more unstable with low oil prices. The Saudis are whistling past the graveyard by engaging in a price war with Russia and the rest of OPEC. They’ll run out of cash within six to nine months and their kleptocracy will collapse just as soon as they run out of cash just like the rest of the kingdoms in the gulf. When that powder keg blows the price of oil will skyrocket. The Russians aren’t much better. Russia and OPEC/Saudi Arabia will make a deal sooner rather than later. That is the way I see it, too. Both countries are playing a game of suicide.
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OXY was up almost 30 per cent today. Glad I gambled and picked a lot last week. Sold my CLR for a profit. Shut down CLR trading temporarily today due to volatility. My AM is doing well. Its a gamble for sure
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Could easily be the inverter. I yanked one yesterday because it kept showing an “inconsistent input voltage” error. I have13 other VFD’s running on the same power line without problems, so it’s the inverter, not the power. I think I do have a bad invertor. It worked fine for the first month or so and then started shutting itself down. They say it's voltage spikes on the grid but no one else around is having problems. I had them reset the country code and now it restarts quicker when it goes down. It used to say click off at noon and not restart until about 1:30 or 2:00pm. It sucks missing peak hours. The invertor manufacturer first said it was fine but after monitoring it they said it was shutting off a lot due to the grid voltage. Big dog won't come check it because they say it's producing something each day. Power company says the grid is fine, no other complaints. Invertor manufacturer won't download anything until big dog checks it. Bb
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I would send them both an invitation to explain it to the small claims judge......
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My XOM @ 36.50$/share is looking up,,,,for the moment. I’m prepared to sit for a while.
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OXY was up almost 30 per cent today. Glad I gambled and picked a lot last week. Sold my CLR for a profit. Shut down CLR trading temporarily today due to volatility. My AM is doing well. Its a gamble for sure AM is supported by AR who has natural gas hedged successfully.
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OXY was up almost 30 per cent today. Glad I gambled and picked a lot last week. Sold my CLR for a profit. Shut down CLR trading temporarily today due to volatility. My AM is doing well. Its a gamble for sure AM is supported by AR who has natural gas hedged successfully. My XOM @ 36.50$/share is looking up,,,,for the moment. I’m prepared to sit for a while. Good price I think. I was happy when I picked up at 37.25. Thats one of the reason I picked AM up. Its still a gamble.
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OXY was up almost 30 per cent today. Glad I gambled and picked a lot last week. Sold my CLR for a profit. Shut down CLR trading temporarily today due to volatility. My AM is doing well. Its a gamble for sure AM is supported by AR who has natural gas hedged successfully. I picked up COG at 16.03 a share last week. Good buy? I know BA is not energy sector. I put in for more when it drops below $120, They just laid off a bunch of more workers. Obviously try and pick up cheaper for long term. Love to get in 90's again.
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I've bought some oil company stocks over the last couple of weeks, BP, XOM, and RDS-A & B. $20 oil isn't going to stay that way long so I grabbed some at the cheap prices. RDS/a pay tax on dividends to the Dutch. I would stick with b shares. Read recently that some missiles were intercepted over Saudi Arabia. A few direct hits would send oil sky high. Hasbeen Yes, if your in the US always buy RDSb not a. Unless your a European citizen you pay a 15% tax on a share dividends. b shares are from the British exchange and don't have the 15% dutch tax. I had to explain this to my broker a few weeks ago. He tried to buy me a shares because that's what he had just bought himself. I insisted on b shares. Bb Well sheit, this is good to know. I bought RDS/A shares on 3/18 for 22.45. Sitting on a 73% gain right now, but didn't know about the tax on dividends. Things were moving so quick that day I wanted to get money to work.
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I've bought some oil company stocks over the last couple of weeks, BP, XOM, and RDS-A & B. $20 oil isn't going to stay that way long so I grabbed some at the cheap prices. RDS/a pay tax on dividends to the Dutch. I would stick with b shares. Read recently that some missiles were intercepted over Saudi Arabia. A few direct hits would send oil sky high. Hasbeen Yes, if your in the US always buy RDSb not a. Unless your a European citizen you pay a 15% tax on a share dividends. b shares are from the British exchange and don't have the 15% dutch tax. I had to explain this to my broker a few weeks ago. He tried to buy me a shares because that's what he had just bought himself. I insisted on b shares. Bb Well sheit, this is good to know. I bought RDS/A shares on 3/18 for 22.45. Sitting on a 73% gain right now, but didn't know about the tax on dividends. Things were moving so quick that day I wanted to get money to work. Your ok, if you plan to hold it long term watch for a day that a is more money than b. It's been that way a lot lately. Sell your a and immediately buy b. One the right day you'll pick up a few shares. The price of the 2 is always close so you still did the right thing getting in when you did. Unless you have to pay huge commissions like I did at ed jones. I bought 1102 shares about that same day and sold it already when it hit close to 33. Wish I would have held it until today but I did pretty well. I'm not sure what to buy now. I got a large chunk over to fidelity so I can do much cheaper trades but I'm not sure what to buy. Bb
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