Comments on: Arbitrage II http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/ Australia's leading libertarian and centre-right blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rog http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21500 rog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:44:36 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21500 Electricity has already gone up, 50% of power costs are infrastructure and guess where a lot of the big increases are....air conditioning Did the world stop because energy prices went up? Electricity has already gone up, 50% of power costs are infrastructure and guess where a lot of the big increases are….air conditioning

Did the world stop because energy prices went up?

]]> By: Steve Edney http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21410 Steve Edney Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:04 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21410 So I guess could the original suggestion. So I guess could the original suggestion.

]]> By: Steve Edney http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21409 Steve Edney Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:45:43 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21409 Yes, but I imagine this would be considered fraud. Yes, but I imagine this would be considered fraud.

]]> By: JackP http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21391 JackP Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:26:15 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21391 I believe the expression is Epic Win (or Epic Policy Fail). I believe the expression is Epic Win (or Epic Policy Fail).

]]> By: Tim Quilty http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21370 Tim Quilty Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:44:54 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21370 I'm sure it would be simpler to just charge a battery or other storage from the mains then feed it back in with your solar. Or run a line from your neighbours mains into your solar feed and split the profits. I’m sure it would be simpler to just charge a battery or other storage from the mains then feed it back in with your solar. Or run a line from your neighbours mains into your solar feed and split the profits.

]]> By: Steve Edney http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21345 Steve Edney Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:31:12 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21345 Sounds like crap. Solar panel efficiency is max 15%, lamp efficiency is going to be around 50% or less. Are they really paying 15 times as much for solar power as they are charging for electricity? As far as I can tell with a few minutes on google the feed in tarriff in Germany is around 43 euro cents / kwh, and the electricty cost around 20 euro cents/ kwh. A good subsidy but a long long way from being arbitrage in the way described. Sounds like crap. Solar panel efficiency is max 15%, lamp efficiency is going to be around 50% or less. Are they really paying 15 times as much for solar power as they are charging for electricity?

As far as I can tell with a few minutes on google the feed in tarriff in Germany is around 43 euro cents / kwh, and the electricty cost around 20 euro cents/ kwh. A good subsidy but a long long way from being arbitrage in the way described.

]]> By: Semi Regular Libertarian http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21337 Semi Regular Libertarian Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:03:27 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21337 It might matter more too when the price gets upped. It might matter more too when the price gets upped.

]]> By: Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/09/arbitrage-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21332 Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:54:06 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8504#comment-21332 what is the expected price of electricity in the future? what is the expected price of electricity in the future?

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