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mafidufa10 karma

My question is for any/all of you. How much difference do you think it would it have made in the match if Lee Sedol was given as much time as he wanted to make his move (keeping alphago on the clock though)?

mafidufa1 karma

Hi, my name is also Bert. What do you think of the prospects of solar energy in equatorial countries where there is generally lots of sunlight and lack of available investment?

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My cousin is also a Bert. Other than him I have not met a single one yet. I work in the borehole/water well industry and it seems like solar is really taking off here (Kenya) in that particular use - pumping water out of the ground. But there is very little interest in general purpose/power grid level solar. Our company/community pays 25 us cents per kilowatt from the grid, averaging about $1000 a month. Is it cost effective for us to switch?

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Nope getting the power company to switch wouldnt work. The 'local company' is Kenya Power & Lighting, the national grid. They dont really take suggestions from lowly customers like us. Though I must say in the last couple years they have been investing a lot into geothermal, Kenya being one of the few places in the world able to use geothermal on a large scale.