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Post by haapai on Jun 17, 2021 15:22:22 GMT -5
It sounds like your electricity coop has changed their pricing structure in order to kill solar.
Do you know what your neighbor's break-even point was prior to the change in pricing?
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Post by sesfw on Jun 17, 2021 19:52:36 GMT -5
We have full solar and are not a part of a co-op. The electric company for this area is Salt River Project (SRP) and our bill has dropped more than $100 during the A/C months.
We won't see an actual payback of the cost but when this home is finally sold it might make it more appealing to buyers. We put in a solar water heater more that 10 years ago and saw a payback in about 2 years. We've had this whole house system for 2 years with no regrets.
Solar water heater cost was $4800, but with the tax credits and such, the final cost to us was $950.
Whole house solar was just under $20K and this included storage battery.
Getting a system depends on priorities. This area gets more than 300 days of sun per year.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jun 19, 2021 11:53:44 GMT -5
A new house down the road from us just installed them on their garage. The house itself was interesting to watch build, as it is all out of cinder blocks. However, this house has full, unobstructed sunlight.
PGE came by a few years ago to try to interest us in solar panels. The house roof *might* get 4 hours max of sun due to all the tall trees surrounding us. Our road itself does not get much sun, and we still have snow on it when it has melted off everyplac3 else in the city.
The ROI (even with the tax incentives) just is not there for us. However, our electric bill is rarely over $80/mo.
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