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July 28, 2011 at 1:41 PM #714699July 30, 2011 at 6:05 AM #713802
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Participant[quote=threadkiller]If you are in the highest tier and get a 5KW system it should save you about $2K a year. I think it costs about $25-27K to install such a system, so 26/2 = 13 years for the average person whose bill exceeds $150 on average. Though we have a new roof it is an older house so the pitch isn’t very steep. I would love to buy a system but the wife doesn’t want to incur any more debt and I can also see that viewpoint. So in a nutshell if you live east of the 5, are not planning on replacing roof soon then I think it makes since if you fall in the tier 3/4 arena each month.[/quote]
solar hot water heaters have a much faster payoff. Why not
do that for now? 3-5 year payoff, and, it lets you get a feel for the
impaxctsJuly 30, 2011 at 6:05 AM #713892Participant[quote=threadkiller]If you are in the highest tier and get a 5KW system it should save you about $2K a year. I think it costs about $25-27K to install such a system, so 26/2 = 13 years for the average person whose bill exceeds $150 on average. Though we have a new roof it is an older house so the pitch isn’t very steep. I would love to buy a system but the wife doesn’t want to incur any more debt and I can also see that viewpoint. So in a nutshell if you live east of the 5, are not planning on replacing roof soon then I think it makes since if you fall in the tier 3/4 arena each month.[/quote]
solar hot water heaters have a much faster payoff. Why not
do that for now? 3-5 year payoff, and, it lets you get a feel for the
impaxctsJuly 30, 2011 at 6:05 AM #714491Participant[quote=threadkiller]If you are in the highest tier and get a 5KW system it should save you about $2K a year. I think it costs about $25-27K to install such a system, so 26/2 = 13 years for the average person whose bill exceeds $150 on average. Though we have a new roof it is an older house so the pitch isn’t very steep. I would love to buy a system but the wife doesn’t want to incur any more debt and I can also see that viewpoint. So in a nutshell if you live east of the 5, are not planning on replacing roof soon then I think it makes since if you fall in the tier 3/4 arena each month.[/quote]
solar hot water heaters have a much faster payoff. Why not
do that for now? 3-5 year payoff, and, it lets you get a feel for the
impaxctsJuly 30, 2011 at 6:05 AM #714645Participant[quote=threadkiller]If you are in the highest tier and get a 5KW system it should save you about $2K a year. I think it costs about $25-27K to install such a system, so 26/2 = 13 years for the average person whose bill exceeds $150 on average. Though we have a new roof it is an older house so the pitch isn’t very steep. I would love to buy a system but the wife doesn’t want to incur any more debt and I can also see that viewpoint. So in a nutshell if you live east of the 5, are not planning on replacing roof soon then I think it makes since if you fall in the tier 3/4 arena each month.[/quote]
solar hot water heaters have a much faster payoff. Why not
do that for now? 3-5 year payoff, and, it lets you get a feel for the
impaxctsJuly 30, 2011 at 6:05 AM #715004Participant[quote=threadkiller]If you are in the highest tier and get a 5KW system it should save you about $2K a year. I think it costs about $25-27K to install such a system, so 26/2 = 13 years for the average person whose bill exceeds $150 on average. Though we have a new roof it is an older house so the pitch isn’t very steep. I would love to buy a system but the wife doesn’t want to incur any more debt and I can also see that viewpoint. So in a nutshell if you live east of the 5, are not planning on replacing roof soon then I think it makes since if you fall in the tier 3/4 arena each month.[/quote]
solar hot water heaters have a much faster payoff. Why not
do that for now? 3-5 year payoff, and, it lets you get a feel for the
impaxctsJuly 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM #713865LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantA lot of the providers are leasing now with little to no money down. As I understand it, you pay a monthly fee plus usage costs but if your bills are high like mentioned above, you will save monthly. google solar lease programs.
July 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM #713957ParticipantA lot of the providers are leasing now with little to no money down. As I understand it, you pay a monthly fee plus usage costs but if your bills are high like mentioned above, you will save monthly. google solar lease programs.
July 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM #714556ParticipantA lot of the providers are leasing now with little to no money down. As I understand it, you pay a monthly fee plus usage costs but if your bills are high like mentioned above, you will save monthly. google solar lease programs.
July 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM #714710ParticipantA lot of the providers are leasing now with little to no money down. As I understand it, you pay a monthly fee plus usage costs but if your bills are high like mentioned above, you will save monthly. google solar lease programs.
July 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM #715069ParticipantA lot of the providers are leasing now with little to no money down. As I understand it, you pay a monthly fee plus usage costs but if your bills are high like mentioned above, you will save monthly. google solar lease programs.
July 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM #713885moneymaker
ParticipantI think the problem with leasing is that you are not rewarded for cutting down on usage, I could be wrong. Just noticed that Costco is selling a 5KW system for $17,000 of course you still have to pay someone to install it unless one is licensed by the state in order to get the rebates I think.
July 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM #713977ParticipantI think the problem with leasing is that you are not rewarded for cutting down on usage, I could be wrong. Just noticed that Costco is selling a 5KW system for $17,000 of course you still have to pay someone to install it unless one is licensed by the state in order to get the rebates I think.
July 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM #714576ParticipantI think the problem with leasing is that you are not rewarded for cutting down on usage, I could be wrong. Just noticed that Costco is selling a 5KW system for $17,000 of course you still have to pay someone to install it unless one is licensed by the state in order to get the rebates I think.
July 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM #714730ParticipantI think the problem with leasing is that you are not rewarded for cutting down on usage, I could be wrong. Just noticed that Costco is selling a 5KW system for $17,000 of course you still have to pay someone to install it unless one is licensed by the state in order to get the rebates I think.
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