I talked to a company, yesterday evening, about solar power.
For our barndo, using our current average electric bill, it'd take about 12 years before it'd pay itself off and we'd have totally free power ... the panels and performance are guaranteed for 25 years.
There are no batteries. During high sun times, you sell power back to the grid, and during dark or higher consumption times, you buy power back from the grid. They look at your usage, and plan your system so you basically net 0. There is an option to add a battery bank, for power outages, but it's cheaper to just get a whole house generator. The panels can withstand golf ball sized hail, and category 4 hurricanes. Since we have a metal roof, they attach with clips that go under the edges of the sheets and there are no extra penetrations in the roof.
I figured Tina would be the weary one, but she was ready to get them started installing it last night. It almost seems like a no-brainer if you plan on being in your home for longer than it takes to pay off the panels.
This company also guarantees that the panels will make the power that they say they'll make for 25 years or they'll pay you twice the difference.
The way it's set up, you can finance the panels and our payment would be slightly less than our current electric bill for about 12 years. After that, no more electric bill. They guarantee everything for 25 years. At minimum, you'd have 13 years of no electric bill. The life expectancy of the equipment is 40 to 50 years.
Am I missing something here?
For our barndo, using our current average electric bill, it'd take about 12 years before it'd pay itself off and we'd have totally free power ... the panels and performance are guaranteed for 25 years.
There are no batteries. During high sun times, you sell power back to the grid, and during dark or higher consumption times, you buy power back from the grid. They look at your usage, and plan your system so you basically net 0. There is an option to add a battery bank, for power outages, but it's cheaper to just get a whole house generator. The panels can withstand golf ball sized hail, and category 4 hurricanes. Since we have a metal roof, they attach with clips that go under the edges of the sheets and there are no extra penetrations in the roof.
I figured Tina would be the weary one, but she was ready to get them started installing it last night. It almost seems like a no-brainer if you plan on being in your home for longer than it takes to pay off the panels.
This company also guarantees that the panels will make the power that they say they'll make for 25 years or they'll pay you twice the difference.
The way it's set up, you can finance the panels and our payment would be slightly less than our current electric bill for about 12 years. After that, no more electric bill. They guarantee everything for 25 years. At minimum, you'd have 13 years of no electric bill. The life expectancy of the equipment is 40 to 50 years.
Am I missing something here?
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