permaculture

[John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net>]

Aloha,

> ...and a sunny 12 hour day of full production,

This is completely unrealistic globally.

> A more reasonable scenario of 6-8 hours of sun for only part of the
> year still looks really good financially.

This is realistic for a fair portion of the Southwest in the USA - for 
spring through fall only, not for winter (Nov-Jan).  Not realistic for 
anywhere else in North America except some areas in summer only.

cheers,
John S.

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