"in an about an hour..my house will be completely solar capable"
I moved into a house that had solar panels had to replace the furnace like 2 years ago and updated to solar now a water heater has to be replaced and im updating that with a battery and solar capabilities
interesting journey...and costly
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
I live in virginia so the sun isnt crazy like say cali i have a plot of land so there is no obstructions most of the time the heating and air run on the solar alone...but if its extremely hot or extremely cold then yea its splits to 60 percent grid and 40 percent solar winter months are touch and go as far as the solar goes
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
4. "so what's the forseeable life of all that?" In response to Reply # 0
just out of curiosity
i haven't kept up with the tech trend of solar over time. Will it be a matter of more efficient panels/batteries being developed in 10 years and you'll have to upgrade the whole thing? or is it like a modular thing where you can just replace parts? or is it like one of those things that just works as long as you maintain it?
for example with the water heater...i have to replace one solar panel with higher efficiency ones for it to work right but all the other panels will go untouched
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79586 posts
Tue Nov-28-17 09:38 AM
5. "you using Tesla's battery?" In response to Reply # 0
selling it back to the power company?
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
9. "i priced it...but not right now" In response to Reply # 5
i would need 3 batteries...that would be 18k plus install i got lucky with the house being already outfitted with solar...but ill add on as the years go
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
$5500 a pop, but they might recommend 2 or 3 depending on house size/appliances
they shoulda pushed more for the puerto rico offgrid fix woulda been amazing advertising, and a lot of ppl down there use solar already but im guessing the numbers didnt work out
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13. "You own the panels?" In response to Reply # 0
I like that idea. And we'll have to redo our roof within a year or two so I need to start thinking about it.
a friend was selling for Solar City a while back and put a little pressure on us. I really didn't like the idea of the 15-year lease... research at that point seemed to indicate that panel efficiency is growing very quickly, and the lack of upgrade options in the contract seemed unfair.
22. "quote? IIRC no money changes hands" In response to Reply # 18
the contract allows them 15 years of your roof, and the power generated is theirs. If you have to redo the roof or otherwise mess with it, you have to pay for the panels to come off and get put back on. Etc. And no guarantee of upgrades as technology improves.
This might be an oversimplification, but... That was all I really needed to know to get turned off. I can't even really remember how the electric rates worked. If memory serves we might have been able to save a little bit for a little while.
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