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Old 06-22-2021, 09:02 AM
 
Location: USA
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Nearly every new home could easily capture solar. It’s ridiculous that we have not moved in that direction, but the legislation is committed to supporting the grid concept to the death.
Down here in San Antonio many many homes in in new areas void of trees have them. My area cannot support solar because it is a dense tree canopy.
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Old 06-24-2021, 10:19 AM
 
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Down here in San Antonio many many homes in in new areas void of trees have them. My area cannot support solar because it is a dense tree canopy.
Ok .... nobody said that it's all or nothing.
Every single house doesn't have to have solar panels.
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Old 06-24-2021, 10:23 AM
 
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Ok .... nobody said that it's all or nothing.
Every single house doesn't have to have solar panels.
Right, and if you look at any new areas of San Antonio you will see house after house after house with them on the roof. It is not every house but there are many.
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Old 06-24-2021, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Right, and if you look at any new areas of San Antonio you will see house after house after house with them on the roof. It is not every house but there are many.

Yeah, because San Antonio has a program that supports residential solar. Houston has not.
San Antonio leads the state in solar PV capacity and ranks eighth among U.S. cities.
https://www.energysage.com/local-dat...incentives/tx/
https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/ho...-cost-in-texas

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Old 06-24-2021, 01:36 PM
 
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My issue with the solar panels is that you're still tied to and dependent on the grid. They do not store energy for later use in your home (unless you go with Tesla or something) but rather reinforce the energy production of the Grid essentially turning your home to a power plant, of which the consumer has to pay for. If the power goes out, the panels stop producing and you're left in the dark.
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Old 06-24-2021, 08:03 PM
 
Location: Wonderland
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My issue with the solar panels is that you're still tied to and dependent on the grid. They do not store energy for later use in your home (unless you go with Tesla or something) but rather reinforce the energy production of the Grid essentially turning your home to a power plant, of which the consumer has to pay for. If the power goes out, the panels stop producing and you're left in the dark.
Plus - tons of batteries to have to store.

I don't think all the bugs are worked out of solar stuff yet. I'm going to wait a bit.
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Old 07-04-2021, 11:35 PM
 
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And we had a 3-day blackout during that time. We need a grid we can count on.
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Old 07-05-2021, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Houston TX
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Right, and if you look at any new areas of San Antonio you will see house after house after house with them on the roof. It is not every house but there are many.
I don't know, am I the only person who thinks that they look ugly?
I have only few houses with solar panels nearby and they all look quite unattractive.
Maybe at some point regular roof will become luxury.
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Old 07-05-2021, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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I don't know, am I the only person who thinks that they look ugly?
I have only few houses with solar panels nearby and they all look quite unattractive.
Maybe at some point regular roof will become luxury.
More attractive options are available, but they cost more.
https://www.hgtv.com/design/remodel/...in-solar-power
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ay-in-the-sun/
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Old 07-05-2021, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Houston TX
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Tesla tiles look great. The first option looks decent too.

However, we need to remember that we can recoup the cost of solar panels only after many years.
Planning to stay at the same place for 20+ years?
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