Burning midnight oil?

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http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2010/4/13/its-true.html

...An audit of solar-power generation from November 2009 to January 2010 found that some panel operators were paid for doing the “impossible” -- producing electricity from sunlight during the night...

...Preliminary evidence shows some solar stations may have run diesel-burning generators and sold the output as solar power, which earns several times more than electricity from fossil fuels, El Mundo said, citing unidentified people from the energy industry. The power grid received 4,500 megawatt-hours of power from midnight to 7 a.m. in the months audited...

Can offer them ... http://www.mainesearchlight.com/

The arc lamp idea also means that you could mount the solar panels inside your attic, thus reducing maintenance costs - or, indeed, inside your basement. In fact, the latter would be a nice trick since it would also give you a pleasant bit of underfloor heating.
March 8, 2010 | dearieme

Love it !!