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[quote=threadkiller]I 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.[/quote]

if you buy power for 11 cents, it’s a 10 year payback, if you buy at more,
it could be a 2 year payback.

5KW system, x12 x 365, is about 20,000 KWH.

in many places peak power is rising rapidly in costs.

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[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
impaxcts

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[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
impaxcts

[patb]

[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
impaxcts

[patb]

[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
impaxcts

[patb]

[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
impaxcts

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do you have contact info for this guy?

also, do you know if he handles appliances?

[patb]

do you have contact info for this guy?

also, do you know if he handles appliances?

[patb]

do you have contact info for this guy?

also, do you know if he handles appliances?

[patb]

do you have contact info for this guy?

also, do you know if he handles appliances?

[patb]

do you have contact info for this guy?

also, do you know if he handles appliances?

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“In doing so, this buyer may be leaving $20k on the table, and they may be sitting in that unit for several years before they break even again, but at least they’re in and stable. It might save a marriage or two. ”

being underwater and in financial stress usually destroys marriages.

i’ve been renting for 3 years with my GF, far better to be paying cheap rent then a expensive mortgage,
and we went and built a raised bed garden in the backyard.

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“In doing so, this buyer may be leaving $20k on the table, and they may be sitting in that unit for several years before they break even again, but at least they’re in and stable. It might save a marriage or two. ”

being underwater and in financial stress usually destroys marriages.

i’ve been renting for 3 years with my GF, far better to be paying cheap rent then a expensive mortgage,
and we went and built a raised bed garden in the backyard.

[patb]

“In doing so, this buyer may be leaving $20k on the table, and they may be sitting in that unit for several years before they break even again, but at least they’re in and stable. It might save a marriage or two. ”

being underwater and in financial stress usually destroys marriages.

i’ve been renting for 3 years with my GF, far better to be paying cheap rent then a expensive mortgage,
and we went and built a raised bed garden in the backyard.

[patb]

“In doing so, this buyer may be leaving $20k on the table, and they may be sitting in that unit for several years before they break even again, but at least they’re in and stable. It might save a marriage or two. ”

being underwater and in financial stress usually destroys marriages.

i’ve been renting for 3 years with my GF, far better to be paying cheap rent then a expensive mortgage,
and we went and built a raised bed garden in the backyard.

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