I think they are on the right track. Solar panels naturally produce "interest" in the form of electricity, unlike gold that just sits there - bitcoins and dollars don't exist at all!
- Joy
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A new digital currency that rewards solar panel users
could not only encourage more people to switch to solar energy but
provide a new, more stable model for future alternative currencies.
SolarCoin debuted last month and builds on the same technology as Bitcoin
— the popular cryptocurrency most notable for attracting an online
criminal element. Like Bitcoin’s decentralized model, anyone can get
SolarCoins by buying them via Twitter or helping create digital coins
through mining. What separates the two is that instead of relying on
mining, which involves solving complex math puzzles, SolarCoins are
incentives for homeowners who use solar panels.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/21/3282131/solar-coin-global-currency/
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