Solar?

[kcal09]

Based on your numbers it may take up to 12 years for you to recoup the initial investment. It will only make financial sense if you plan in your home for more than 15 years.

[Shadowfax]

We don’t have the choice to install solar, but I would if I could. For me, it’s not an entirely financial decision. Just knowing that I am not feeding off the grid would be a big plus. Living where we live, it’s almost a shame to not get as much power as we can from the sun.

I don’t have any connections to these folks, just see their trucks around and I think they are local:
http://www.sullivansolarpower.com/?gclid=CNLY89HqnaICFSZHagodOX60yA

[Shadowfax]

We don’t have the choice to install solar, but I would if I could. For me, it’s not an entirely financial decision. Just knowing that I am not feeding off the grid would be a big plus. Living where we live, it’s almost a shame to not get as much power as we can from the sun.

I don’t have any connections to these folks, just see their trucks around and I think they are local:
http://www.sullivansolarpower.com/?gclid=CNLY89HqnaICFSZHagodOX60yA

[Shadowfax]

We don’t have the choice to install solar, but I would if I could. For me, it’s not an entirely financial decision. Just knowing that I am not feeding off the grid would be a big plus. Living where we live, it’s almost a shame to not get as much power as we can from the sun.

I don’t have any connections to these folks, just see their trucks around and I think they are local:
http://www.sullivansolarpower.com/?gclid=CNLY89HqnaICFSZHagodOX60yA

[Shadowfax]

We don’t have the choice to install solar, but I would if I could. For me, it’s not an entirely financial decision. Just knowing that I am not feeding off the grid would be a big plus. Living where we live, it’s almost a shame to not get as much power as we can from the sun.

I don’t have any connections to these folks, just see their trucks around and I think they are local:
http://www.sullivansolarpower.com/?gclid=CNLY89HqnaICFSZHagodOX60yA

[Shadowfax]

We don’t have the choice to install solar, but I would if I could. For me, it’s not an entirely financial decision. Just knowing that I am not feeding off the grid would be a big plus. Living where we live, it’s almost a shame to not get as much power as we can from the sun.

I don’t have any connections to these folks, just see their trucks around and I think they are local:
http://www.sullivansolarpower.com/?gclid=CNLY89HqnaICFSZHagodOX60yA

[UCGal]

Life expectancy of the panels is 30-40 years…

We’re right on the edge of pulling the trigger on getting panels… Our roof ridge line is less than optimal (runs north-south – so we don’t have the ideal south facing roof… so we’d use the west facing section.)

We’ve gotten quotes… but what is keeping us back is that we’re already pretty efficient compared to our neighbors. Since we’re already in the lower tiers… some months (spring/fall) we’re barely above the baseline… Since we’re not paying the higher rates that go with higher tiers, it hasn’t quite made sense, yet.

Our neighbor (same model of house) got panels. Their bills were pretty high before. They have no regrets… They had it size for 80% of their annual consumption… and their electric bill for the year was under $20.

[UCGal]

Life expectancy of the panels is 30-40 years…

We’re right on the edge of pulling the trigger on getting panels… Our roof ridge line is less than optimal (runs north-south – so we don’t have the ideal south facing roof… so we’d use the west facing section.)

We’ve gotten quotes… but what is keeping us back is that we’re already pretty efficient compared to our neighbors. Since we’re already in the lower tiers… some months (spring/fall) we’re barely above the baseline… Since we’re not paying the higher rates that go with higher tiers, it hasn’t quite made sense, yet.

Our neighbor (same model of house) got panels. Their bills were pretty high before. They have no regrets… They had it size for 80% of their annual consumption… and their electric bill for the year was under $20.

[UCGal]

Life expectancy of the panels is 30-40 years…

We’re right on the edge of pulling the trigger on getting panels… Our roof ridge line is less than optimal (runs north-south – so we don’t have the ideal south facing roof… so we’d use the west facing section.)

We’ve gotten quotes… but what is keeping us back is that we’re already pretty efficient compared to our neighbors. Since we’re already in the lower tiers… some months (spring/fall) we’re barely above the baseline… Since we’re not paying the higher rates that go with higher tiers, it hasn’t quite made sense, yet.

Our neighbor (same model of house) got panels. Their bills were pretty high before. They have no regrets… They had it size for 80% of their annual consumption… and their electric bill for the year was under $20.

[UCGal]

Life expectancy of the panels is 30-40 years…

We’re right on the edge of pulling the trigger on getting panels… Our roof ridge line is less than optimal (runs north-south – so we don’t have the ideal south facing roof… so we’d use the west facing section.)

We’ve gotten quotes… but what is keeping us back is that we’re already pretty efficient compared to our neighbors. Since we’re already in the lower tiers… some months (spring/fall) we’re barely above the baseline… Since we’re not paying the higher rates that go with higher tiers, it hasn’t quite made sense, yet.

Our neighbor (same model of house) got panels. Their bills were pretty high before. They have no regrets… They had it size for 80% of their annual consumption… and their electric bill for the year was under $20.

[UCGal]

Life expectancy of the panels is 30-40 years…

We’re right on the edge of pulling the trigger on getting panels… Our roof ridge line is less than optimal (runs north-south – so we don’t have the ideal south facing roof… so we’d use the west facing section.)

We’ve gotten quotes… but what is keeping us back is that we’re already pretty efficient compared to our neighbors. Since we’re already in the lower tiers… some months (spring/fall) we’re barely above the baseline… Since we’re not paying the higher rates that go with higher tiers, it hasn’t quite made sense, yet.

Our neighbor (same model of house) got panels. Their bills were pretty high before. They have no regrets… They had it size for 80% of their annual consumption… and their electric bill for the year was under $20.

[bearishgurl]

trojan4life, I think $160 mo. is high, too, esp. since you do not run A/C. I can’t see the pool pump costing more than $12-$20 month. Are you running a spa heater as well?

I have a 2200 sf 4/2 house and my last SDGE bill was $56. It’s been as high as $88 in the winter. I don’t have a pool but I have a sprinkler system. Don’t think that uses too much elec.

That said, I have seen these installed on a few homes. At $29K, I figure it will take you about 12 years to break even, assuming a $200 mo. energy savings from it ([29,000/200] /12). This is a rough est. which assumes your bills REALLY WILL go up to $400 without the solar panels installed. If you have overestimated this, it could take 14-18 yrs. to break even.

I don’t like the looks of these on the roof, but if you insist your pool be heated so you can use it year-round, it is probably the only way to go if you can afford to install them.

[bearishgurl]

trojan4life, I think $160 mo. is high, too, esp. since you do not run A/C. I can’t see the pool pump costing more than $12-$20 month. Are you running a spa heater as well?

I have a 2200 sf 4/2 house and my last SDGE bill was $56. It’s been as high as $88 in the winter. I don’t have a pool but I have a sprinkler system. Don’t think that uses too much elec.

That said, I have seen these installed on a few homes. At $29K, I figure it will take you about 12 years to break even, assuming a $200 mo. energy savings from it ([29,000/200] /12). This is a rough est. which assumes your bills REALLY WILL go up to $400 without the solar panels installed. If you have overestimated this, it could take 14-18 yrs. to break even.

I don’t like the looks of these on the roof, but if you insist your pool be heated so you can use it year-round, it is probably the only way to go if you can afford to install them.

[bearishgurl]

trojan4life, I think $160 mo. is high, too, esp. since you do not run A/C. I can’t see the pool pump costing more than $12-$20 month. Are you running a spa heater as well?

I have a 2200 sf 4/2 house and my last SDGE bill was $56. It’s been as high as $88 in the winter. I don’t have a pool but I have a sprinkler system. Don’t think that uses too much elec.

That said, I have seen these installed on a few homes. At $29K, I figure it will take you about 12 years to break even, assuming a $200 mo. energy savings from it ([29,000/200] /12). This is a rough est. which assumes your bills REALLY WILL go up to $400 without the solar panels installed. If you have overestimated this, it could take 14-18 yrs. to break even.

I don’t like the looks of these on the roof, but if you insist your pool be heated so you can use it year-round, it is probably the only way to go if you can afford to install them.

[bearishgurl]

trojan4life, I think $160 mo. is high, too, esp. since you do not run A/C. I can’t see the pool pump costing more than $12-$20 month. Are you running a spa heater as well?

I have a 2200 sf 4/2 house and my last SDGE bill was $56. It’s been as high as $88 in the winter. I don’t have a pool but I have a sprinkler system. Don’t think that uses too much elec.

That said, I have seen these installed on a few homes. At $29K, I figure it will take you about 12 years to break even, assuming a $200 mo. energy savings from it ([29,000/200] /12). This is a rough est. which assumes your bills REALLY WILL go up to $400 without the solar panels installed. If you have overestimated this, it could take 14-18 yrs. to break even.

I don’t like the looks of these on the roof, but if you insist your pool be heated so you can use it year-round, it is probably the only way to go if you can afford to install them.

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