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RE: Roof top solar should be a mandatory thing for new homes

in STEMGeeks3 years ago

We have a crazy amount of direct Sunlight in India. Especially in the place I live, we have Sun Light for almost 350 days out of 365 days. lol.

So jealous.

Spending 4k more will give our home free electricity.

Holy shit that's cheap.

I have a massive electricity bill (especially summer) so I've always wanted solar. I don't even mine at home, it is mostly central air, computing, and pool (no heater!). My average monthly bill went from $160/$300 in the Winter/Summer to $320/$650 due to electricity cost skyrocketing in the last year.

Solar here is $20K+ and more like $50K if you want battery storage. Potentially even more if you have high usage.

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Oh wow, I guess it's all based on the cost of living in a country I guess. Our electricity bill is less than 100$ a month even during peak summer when we operate Air conditioners. Otherwise, it is only half of it. ( At least in my house. )

20k and 50k are way too much I would say. Even here solar panels are imported only from Germany. (The 440 Watts panel). In spite of that, the setup cost is not over 15k even for a highly sophisticated house. It has been over 6 months since my last inquiry. But in general, the cost to implement solar is only getting lower every year.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. We also get a government subsidy if we set up solar panels at home. That's the main reason why it is cheap to implement it.

Just did a quick Tesla Estimate
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Lol almost 100k. That's even more than what you mentioned in the earlier comment. Wow. 🙂