I've wanted to install solar panels on my house for a while now. Not to eliminate my electricity bill, but at least help put a dent in it.
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I've wanted to install solar panels on my house for a while now. Not to eliminate my electricity bill, but at least help put a dent in it.
So have I. I guess I could look at the prices again. The last time I did, admittedly, several years ago, the price of panel vs. solar efficiency vs. obsolescence didn't make sense. It was like 100 years before they paid for themselves. :)
We do have a neighbor that put some up a few years ago that I've been meaning to ask how it's going.
And I'm in an area where sunlight isn't the strongest year round (Minnesota). Though the Tesla solar shingles recently got my attention. I'm posting close attention to those. They seem like they'll be an interesting investment...
In many places, including an area I recently lived, they won't even let you do this. They charge you if you overproduce as some sort of wicked back-end subsidy to the power company.
My area is a bit more progressive, and they've been encouraging solar power. I know a couple people in the metro have actually made sales arrangements to sell electricity back to the local power utility.