[quote=Aecetia]The rebates are pretty good and if you use a lot of electricity, it is probably worth it. Beats burning up in the summer. Definitely worth having someone give you an estimate and have a free energy audit done on your home. We have had solar for a year and it cut the bills in half. Last high bill during the summer was for over 600. due to running the air conditioner. Next improvement will be new insulation. I know that SDG&E will probably figure out a way to raise rates anyway, but this was a solution for now. Love that free sun energy.[/quote]
Ok, if you get bills up to $600 per month I think solar is a no brainer. We max out at roughly $200 per month. Which makes it a lot harder the pencil out. Especially with the concern that there might be significant leap forward in regard to the technology.
For us the real no brainer was the artificial grass. Figuring $200 in monthly saving from the water and gardener, the $8000 cost would take less than 3.5 years to break even. The drop in price compared to just five yrs ago was incredible as well. We are a lot better off waiting for the price drop and “miss” the rebates offered a few yrs ago. I
think solar will likely head down the same path.
