Comments on: A sure sign that wind, solar have gone mainstream http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/05/29/a-sure-sign-that-wind-solar-have-gone-mainstream/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/05/29/a-sure-sign-that-wind-solar-have-gone-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Anonymous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/05/29/a-sure-sign-that-wind-solar-have-gone-mainstream/#comment-441 The problem with Canadian tire selling the Xantrex PowerHub is that the dummies at the stores don't know anything about it.So, trying to get information is like asking questions to a rock. I even asked what batteries it uses...the Eliminatior batteries were sitting on the shelf beside the Powerhub and I asked if these were the batteries...He said 'NO, it takes special batteries'. Also, you can add a second battery box but it seems to me that you can't get it anywhere in Canada. I saw one place online ...for 139.00$US and another for 180.00$US. The guy that sells it for 139 wouldn't even answer my email asking if they ship to Canada. I'm getting the impression that these 'Green" people who say they want to save the earth... so so full of BS they smell. The problem with Canadian tire selling the Xantrex PowerHub is that the dummies at the stores don’t know anything about it.So, trying to get information is like asking questions to a rock. I even asked what batteries it uses…the Eliminatior batteries were sitting on the shelf beside the Powerhub and I asked if these were the batteries…He said ‘NO, it takes special batteries’.

Also, you can add a second battery box but it seems to me that you can’t get it anywhere in Canada. I saw one place online …for 139.00$US and another for 180.00$US.

The guy that sells it for 139 wouldn’t even answer my email asking if they ship to Canada.

I’m getting the impression that these ‘Green” people who say they want to save the earth… so so full of BS they smell.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/05/29/a-sure-sign-that-wind-solar-have-gone-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Anonymous Tue, 30 May 2006 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/05/29/a-sure-sign-that-wind-solar-have-gone-mainstream/#comment-440 It's rather unfortuante, though, that Canadian Tire is selling, for C$1000, a panel that can be bought for under US$700 at any PV retailer in the US. At today's exchange rate, let's see... Canadian Tire is clearly trying to make lots of money on the backs of early adopters, rather than developing the market and getting the volumes up... It’s rather unfortuante, though, that Canadian Tire is selling, for C$1000, a panel that can be bought for under US$700 at any PV retailer in the US. At today’s exchange rate, let’s see… Canadian Tire is clearly trying to make lots of money on the backs of early adopters, rather than developing the market and getting the volumes up…

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