"alves" wrote in message
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Quick but maybe trick question:
My house does not need extra-power supply. a couple oftvs, fridge, 2
computers, washing machine (not on all the time)... etc

Would it be possible to get solar panels to produce enough energy for
the house? if so, are these things stupidly expensive or it is worth
the cost? (I have sun most of the year, including winter)

Thanks.

PA


Hi PA,
You might want to go to this link and read up on their approach. I think
you need to be in New Jersey for this and your post does not indicate where
you are, so the chances are slim that this can in reality apply to you.
However, it has a good explanation of it.

I installed a south-facing rooftop solar system with these folks a few years
ago at zero cost to me. I pay it off via the energy I produce and the
assigning of the energy commodity credits to them. My current savings month
to month is about 12% over what I was paying to the electric company
beforehand. I pay 2 bills now: one to the electric company for the net
amount I use (my meter goes both backwards in the day and forwards at
night/cloudy), and the other bill to these folks for about 80% of what I
generate. I don't think that they are doing the zero up front cost thing
anymore, they note a nominal up front cost now whatever that means, so I am
glad I did it when I did.

For me this was a no-brainer with these conditions: no cost to me, I pay net
less for electricity month to month, and I did a good thing for the planet.
Tomes