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What Industry Is the REAL Competitor for Resources With The Photovoltaics Industry?

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Photovoltaics(PV) Reduced In Cost From

$500 Watt Peak In 1974 To $5 Watt Peak In 1990

According To The National Energy Policy Plan 1995

Published By The United States Department of Energy

Fossil - Nuclear & Hydro Power Provide Most Of The Fuel

Used For The Electricity Consumed In America

In 1975 The Big Three Provided 99.5% Of The Fuel Used For

American Electricity Consumption

In 1994 - The Same BIG THREE Provided

99.4% Of The Fuels Used For American Electricity Consumption

All "OTHER" Energy Sources

Including Sustainable And Renewable Fuels Produced

Only 0.6% of Electricity Consumed By USA In 1994

An Increase of ONLY 0.1% In Twenty Years From 0.5% In 1975


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Is The Ozone Layer Real?

Do You Believe In Ozone Depletion? Global Warming? Breathtaking Views?

What Do You Think About Coal Pollution - Hazardous Waste?

200,000 People Have Died Of Earthquakes In Iran Since 1968-Orange County Register 1997

Major Earthquake Activity & "Hydroseismicity" Exists In Regions Of Significant Oil & Water Deployment

California - Middle East - Norway - Alaska

How Far Will The Holy Lands Subside Into The Earth At Present Rates Of Oil Removal & When?

Ted Nelson & Xanadu - The Book Of Nature

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Cigarettes are $2 Pack x 7 = $14 Week x 52 = $728 A Year

What Choices - Protections - If Any - Do Consumers - Society Have

If They Want Relief From The Second-Hand Smoke - Hazards

Of The BIG THREE Energy Producers?


Are The BIG THREE Primary Energy Producers

REALLY The Most Significant Competitor of the BI-PV Industry?

Maybe Not - Mr. Bill Gates - Read On And Find Out!

Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Did You Know Over Half Their Clients Are Cancer Patients

The Number Of New Cases Each Year Is Rising


A Six Pack Of Beer A Week = Approximately $250 Year

A 1.5 kWp BI-PV System On Your Roof Costs Approximately $10,000 Installed w/Twenty Year Warranty


Polycrystalline PV Surface Has A Predicted 30 Year Product Life - Sturdy Built For The Mountains


BI-PV May Cost You $200 to $300 More Per Year Than Grid Electricity In Most Areas


It Costs Less Than $1 One Dollar A Day More To Purchase Grid-Connected BI-PV In Most States

California - and Several Other States Now Offer

Net Metering

United Solar's Beautiful Fully-Integrated

Solar Electric Batten-Seam and Standing Seam Rooftops

Cost $50 SF Installed According To Their Sales Representative In 1996

My 1995 Architect's Costing Handbook Page 245 Says"

Traditional Batten-Seam and Standing-Seam Rooftops

That Create No Electricity Whatsoever

Cost $500 Square - Approximately $50 SF

In This Case Does BI-PV Cost Nothing

Or Do Traditional Roofing Systems Cost Less?

Valuation Costing Analysis for BI-PV Involves

An Entirely New & Unique Set Of Economic & Deployment Rules

Costing Figures For Comparison Of Costs In Terms Of Value

Must Include Production Level Ratios

BI-PV Is Around 25 Cents kWh At Less Than 0.1% Of US Electricity Consumption

Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BI-PV)

Is A Sustainable Clean Fuel With A Dual Value As Durable Building Material

Coal Is 5 to 10 Cents kWh At 55% Of US Electricity Consumption

Coal Is A Depletable Polluting Fuel With Many Externality Expenses

Automobiles: Created To Get People From Point A To Point B

Range In Cost From $5,000 to $500,000

Who Is Going To Take Mercedes And Jags Off The Market

Will We Return To The Horse & Buggy Because Autos Are Too Expensive - Unlikely!!!

A CAR FACTORY's AVERAGE MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILL IS $600,000

The American and Global Consumer Must Be Given Ready And Abundant Access

To BI-PV Products w/A Quality Service Industry, Today!

The Price Of BI-PV Is Within Reach - Today

The Decision To Purchase BI-PV Depends On Consumer

Priorities - Knowledge and Choice

BI-PV Is Affordable For Most People In America - Europe - Japan

There Is No Other Energy Fuel In Existence That Costs So Little For So Much

It Is Safe - Aesthetic - Quiet - Sustainable & Economic

While Being Compatible With Existing Energy -Construction & Art Industries

Aesthetic and Durable BI-PV Roofing Materials Exist Today

Do You Know Where To Buy Them & Who Will Maintain Them?

Where Can You Find/Buy BI-PV, Today :

Sweet's Catalog? Venture? Bloomingdales? Home Depot?

Sutherland Lumber? 84 Lumber? Walmart? AnyWhere???

Who Will Install Them?

Are They Guaranteed To Work?

Who Will Repair Them If They Don't Work?

Germany With Their 1000 PV Roofs Program Installed Over 2,000 Rooftops

Despite The Fact They Have Only 2-3 Direct Sunhours A Day

They Have Proven Practice Makes Perfect With BI-PV

To Remain Competitive Globally, The United States Must Deploy BI-PV In Their Domestic Marketplace

People on Welfare & Habitat For Humanity Can Afford BI-PV - Today - If They Choose To

Let's Make It A Priority In The Budget And Reduce Their Utility Bill Each Month!


One Million 1 kWp Solar Rooftops In America

Will Produce Over One Million kWp - 1,000 MWp Sustainable Energy


One Hundred 262.5 kWp Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Stations

Will Produce 26,250 kWp Or 26.25 MWp With 12.5 WpSF PV


From 2.1 Million SF PV On One Hundred Acres Of Building Rooftops

One Thousand 262.5 kWp Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Stations

Will Produce 262,500 kWp Or 262.5 MWp From 12.5 WpSF PV

From 21 Million SF PV On One Thousand Acres Of Building Rooftops

For All Of You Curious People Who Got Through The Entire Page

Discover The REAL Competitor Of BI-PV

Who In The World Can Truly Afford To Not Have The Freedom To Choose

The Type Of Energy Or Garden Flowers They Want To Purchase?

Our Goal At The

Solar Development Cooperative

Lighting the Way With Creation's Original Remedy

Is To Assure Ready Consumer Access To Quality BI-PV Products

With A Reliable Service Industry

For At Least A Century Or More

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The Solar-Voltaic Dome(TM)
Magic Numbers Of A Unique Invention:
100 FT Diameter=5,000 SF PV Surface
200 FT Diameter=21,000 SF PV Surface
400 FT Diameter=42,000 SF PV Surface