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I'm moving forward with a solar panel installation. i'll be saving roughly $1300/yr in electricity, earning roughly $1200/yr in SREC credits (for 15 years). I'm using SunPower panels. Made in the U.S.A. and one of the best warranties in the business. 19 panels, 327 watts each. If you ever need to take them off and put them back on, it's roughly $1,000 to do so, but I'm not sure why I would ever need to (brand new roof). Just had my site visit last week, should have panels installed within about 2 months.
I'm moving forward with a solar panel installation. i'll be saving roughly $1300/yr in electricity, earning roughly $1200/yr in SREC credits (for 15 years). I'm using SunPower panels. Made in the U.S.A. and one of the best warranties in the business. 19 panels, 327 watts each. If you ever need to take them off and put them back on, it's roughly $1,000 to do so, but I'm not sure why I would ever need to (brand new roof). Just had my site visit last week, should have panels installed within about 2 months.
hi, how's your experience with the solar panels? would you recommend?
what company did you deal with and how much did it cost?
If we lived in a climate like Florida or Arizona where people run air conditioning year round, then maybe you're using enough electricity to make it worthwhile. But around here I don't see that being the case. For my 3-bedroom house I rarely pay more than about $50/month in electricity. Certainly not enough to make me consider generating my own electricity.
Our electric bill for a three-bedroom home was $238 last month, and that's with propane heat and a wood stove that we use frequently, and no one home during the day most days. We are currently looking into the panels, as we need a new roof and there are a couple of companies that do both the roof and solar. We were waiting to have 3 high bills to send them, as the bills have to hit a threshold in order to be able to qualify for the credits.
Our electric bill for a three-bedroom home was $238 last month, and that's with propane heat and a wood stove that we use frequently, and no one home during the day most days. We are currently looking into the panels, as we need a new roof and there are a couple of companies that do both the roof and solar. We were waiting to have 3 high bills to send them, as the bills have to hit a threshold in order to be able to qualify for the credits.
I do have solar panels, however solar panels are not gonna help during the winter since it generates very little energy. The savings come from generating in the spring and summer and accumulating the energy as credits. It takes a full season of solar power generation to have enough energy credits to use for the rest of winter.
Since your bill is $238, that is very high for electric use for just a 3 bedroom home. You're gonna need a good size solar system and atleast 6-7 months of good solar charging in order to earn enough credits to use during the winter.
I do have solar panels, however solar panels are not gonna help during the winter since it generates very little energy. The savings come from generating in the spring and summer and accumulating the energy as credits. It takes a full season of solar power generation to have enough energy credits to use for the rest of winter.
Since your bill is $238, that is very high for electric use for just a 3 bedroom home. You're gonna need a good size solar system and atleast 6-7 months of good solar charging in order to earn enough credits to use during the winter.
hi, how's your experience with the solar panels? would you recommend?
what company did you deal with and how much did it cost?
apologies for not being on here in a LONG LONG time. I ended up using Geopeak Solar, and they no longer do residential installations. I also almost went with Seabright, and have recommended them to a few neighbors since. Tesla also just slashed their prices. So that's worth considering as well.
apologies for not being on here in a LONG LONG time. I ended up using Geopeak Solar, and they no longer do residential installations. I also almost went with Seabright, and have recommended them to a few neighbors since. Tesla also just slashed their prices. So that's worth considering as well.
im glad you have returned to provide us with this very informative post.
apologies for not being on here in a LONG LONG time. I ended up using Geopeak Solar, and they no longer do residential installations. I also almost went with Seabright, and have recommended them to a few neighbors since. Tesla also just slashed their prices. So that's worth considering as well.
thank you. so it sounds as if you are satisfied with solar. part of my hesitation was due to the relatively low amount of sunlight we get, especially during the winter months.
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