[XCSSA] Solar and Green events in SA

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Are there going to be any lectures on the "Financial Feasibility of 
Going PV
> in SA"?
>
>
> I would love to go solar/PV... But at around $15-18k.. and a 15 year break 
> even point (with at least a couple $5k battery upgrades in there too).. I 
> just don't see how PV can really "Take off" in the SA area.. (unless you 
> maybe just go battery-less and just pump the power back onto the grid during 
> daylight and use the grid for extra need and night time power).
>
> Comments?
>   
I'm a big fan of PV, I love those little garden lights.
I saw a PV powered attic fan that I though was rather neat.
Then I read about how a radiant barrier coupled with crown and soffit 
vents, which
are passive, do a far better job.
The next home I buy, new or old will have a solar water heater installed 
in short order.
Maybe a small PV panel to power the recirculation pump just so I can 
brag that my hot
water is free.

Anyway....

Are there any off-the-shelf direct current PC power supplies?
I've seen the mITX ,car PC, stuff.  I talking something that will power
dual proc's, three HD's and a burner.

Chris L.