We Are Solar Powered! - Page 2

tarcone · 08-11-2016, 08:43 AM

Looks like it. We are closer to it becoming a reality.

CrimsonFox · 10-06-2022, 01:12 AM

Jimmy Carter installing solar panels on the White House only to have them removed by Reagan two years later.

sterlingice · 10-06-2022, 09:47 AM

Reagan really was just the worst. A spokesman for the ultra rich to sell us all out and stoke so much of the division that's still going on today.

SI

Kodos · 10-06-2022, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Just finished our installation today. It's a 10.14 kW system and is designed to produce 9,900+ kwh/year. Once it's inspected, we'll be in business.

State rebate was $3,600
Federal tax credit was $8,700

Al Gore would be proud of us.

Heh. The back of our house looks so different these days. We added on an office for my wife, replaced the deck, replaced the ugly siding with nicer looking gray vinyl siding, removed those bushes and put in a sidewalk so I could wheelchair my father around to the driveway. A lot has changed since 2016.

Atocep · 10-06-2022, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Reagan really was just the worst. A spokesman for the ultra rich to sell us all out and stoke so much of the division that's still going on today.

SI

Not to mention ignoring the AIDS pandemic and the war on drugs.

sterlingice · 10-06-2022, 11:55 AM

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Not to mention ignoring the AIDS pandemic and the war on drugs.

I was filing those under the division part as those were squarely aimed at the gay and POC communities

SI

Kodos · 09-13-2023, 07:45 PM

We've now had 5 straight months where we paid the minimum amount on our Eversource electricity bills because we generated more power than we used (or had banked enough power over the summer to cover the shortfall in this month's statement). We've paid $23.75 for "Delivery Services" each of those months. We have 253 kWh of carryforward left, so I'm hoping we can reach 6 months of paying $23.75. But winter is coming, and we get killed with electric bills in the winter.

Edward64 · 09-13-2023, 07:54 PM

Congrats.

Sometimes I wonder if we should make the jump and do it. But then I'm always thinking we may be moving in next X years.

Kodos · 09-13-2023, 08:16 PM

All you need is a long enough time period and it literally pays for itself. We’re probably 4 or 5 years from our break-even point.

Galaril · 09-13-2023, 09:01 PM

We did it two years ago and is good.

Fidatelo · 09-14-2023, 02:02 PM

I've had great success with my 4kw off-grid solar at our cottage, so we looked into a grid-tie system for home this summer. Despite a few rebates available the ROI was not attractive enough to pull the trigger just yet.

The proposed system was 11kw which after rebates was 19k. Our electric company doesn't just do a 1:1 offset, but rather they buy back excess power at about 50% what they charge for power consumed. I don't know where I put my calculations but it looked like we would need about 15 years to break even, give or take a year or two based on rate changes.

We'll probably check in again in a year or two to see if any variables have meaningfully changed.

SirFozzie · 09-19-2023, 12:03 AM

If you want some evidence of what it can do, here's our stats.

SolarEdge

(this is since Early January when we moved in)

Since National Grid didn't finalize the rule change to give us a better rate for power put back into the grid until late in the year, we're not going to break even for the year (We have through december in rebates, January will be partial, maybe February), but next year, we will not pay a single cent in electricity costs overall.

Kodos · 04-05-2024, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Just finished our installation today. It's a 10.14 kW system and is designed to produce 9,900+ kwh/year. Once it's inspected, we'll be in business.

State rebate was $3,600
Federal tax credit was $8,700

Al Gore would be proud of us.

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Ours is 39 panels, so our payoff time will be more like 10 years. But after that, it's all gravy.

We're looking into installing mini-split systems in our house to really take advantage of the solar power.

Eight years now! We're drawing closer to breaking even on our solar panel investment.

10-06-2022, 01:12 AM	#52
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Jimmy Carter installing solar panels on the White House only to have them removed by Reagan two years later. Last edited by CrimsonFox : 10-06-2022 at 01:13 AM.

10-06-2022, 09:47 AM	#53
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Reagan really was just the worst. A spokesman for the ultra rich to sell us all out and stoke so much of the division that's still going on today. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 10-06-2022 at 09:48 AM.

09-13-2023, 07:45 PM	#57
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	We've now had 5 straight months where we paid the minimum amount on our Eversource electricity bills because we generated more power than we used (or had banked enough power over the summer to cover the shortfall in this month's statement). We've paid $23.75 for "Delivery Services" each of those months. We have 253 kWh of carryforward left, so I'm hoping we can reach 6 months of paying $23.75. But winter is coming, and we get killed with electric bills in the winter. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

09-13-2023, 08:16 PM	#59
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	All you need is a long enough time period and it literally pays for itself. We’re probably 4 or 5 years from our break-even point. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

09-14-2023, 02:02 PM	#61
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I've had great success with my 4kw off-grid solar at our cottage, so we looked into a grid-tie system for home this summer. Despite a few rebates available the ROI was not attractive enough to pull the trigger just yet. The proposed system was 11kw which after rebates was 19k. Our electric company doesn't just do a 1:1 offset, but rather they buy back excess power at about 50% what they charge for power consumed. I don't know where I put my calculations but it looked like we would need about 15 years to break even, give or take a year or two based on rate changes. We'll probably check in again in a year or two to see if any variables have meaningfully changed. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

09-13-2023, 07:54 PM	#58
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Congrats. Sometimes I wonder if we should make the jump and do it. But then I'm always thinking we may be moving in next X years.

09-13-2023, 09:01 PM	#60
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	We did it two years ago and is good.

09-19-2023, 12:03 AM	#62
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	If you want some evidence of what it can do, here's our stats. SolarEdge (this is since Early January when we moved in) Since National Grid didn't finalize the rule change to give us a better rate for power put back into the grid until late in the year, we're not going to break even for the year (We have through december in rebates, January will be partial, maybe February), but next year, we will not pay a single cent in electricity costs overall. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

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