I knew it would eventually happen. After over a year of coverage of the solar generation from our Sunpower solar energy panels, I missed a month’s update, September 2009.

Sometimes, no news is good news. In this case, the solar panels have just quietly converted solar energy to electricity for our home.

I would be interested in seeing not only a financial break even study of solar panels which we were given extensive documentation on during the purchase process, but also the amounts of energy the solar panels must produce to be carbon and energy neutral. What I mean in reference to the latter is, how much energy goes into the production and transport of solar panels and how long does it take for the solar panels to earn back the amount of energy it took to create them in the first place.

I don’t know the answer. If there is anyone out there who does, love to hear your answers or even theories on the topic.

Loni Kao Stark
Co-Founder StarkSilverCreek, Creative Director and Wine Collector

Loni is a self-professed foodie, adventure travel seeker and aspiring artist. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. The former Ms. Global Petite runner-up is host of several SSC shows including WineTube TV, StarkSilverCreek Presents, Loreto Live, and the new series The Artist Diaries. Between busy travel schedules to Washington, Napa and global destinations such as Australia, the Baja and Europe, she expends the rest of her energy collecting wines, practicing “escape artist”-style cooking, and building what she hopes, one day, will be a real estate empire. She catches her breath by writing about her adventures.
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