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devohoneybee at 02:37pm on 20/09/2012
devohoneybee at 02:37pm on 20/09/2012FLIST!
I has a question about solar power. Turns out, it's affordable if I do financing, resulting in a monthly payment that is no more than my current electricity bill.
There are 2 ways to do this:
The more efficient panels with the 25 year warranty, but which are grid-connected only (they cannot be connected now or at a future date to a battery). This means that any excess electricity goes back to the power company (and I get paid for it) but in the event the grid goes down, I got nothing.
The older, less efficient panels with the 10 year warranty, that CAN be hooked up to a battery at a later date (at this point, purchasing a battery to store power generated would make the whole project cost twice as much).
I would be assuming that cost of batteries will continue to drop, making adding a battery later more affordable.
Ideas? Experience? Suggestions?
mucho thanks!
I has a question about solar power. Turns out, it's affordable if I do financing, resulting in a monthly payment that is no more than my current electricity bill.
There are 2 ways to do this:
The more efficient panels with the 25 year warranty, but which are grid-connected only (they cannot be connected now or at a future date to a battery). This means that any excess electricity goes back to the power company (and I get paid for it) but in the event the grid goes down, I got nothing.
The older, less efficient panels with the 10 year warranty, that CAN be hooked up to a battery at a later date (at this point, purchasing a battery to store power generated would make the whole project cost twice as much).
I would be assuming that cost of batteries will continue to drop, making adding a battery later more affordable.
Ideas? Experience? Suggestions?
mucho thanks!
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