"Stu Fields" wrote in message
.. .
Having welding, machining, and ceramic equipment, our power bill was
getting out of hand. ( than $200/mo) We recently installed 30- 230w
solar panels and now have watched our power meter go backwards at rates up
to 6sec/rev. In just a few days our panels generated more than 200kwh and
one of those days had cloud cover. Oh and we used the solar installation
to also create a car port. It may take a few years to recover the cost,
but just watching that meter go backwards was worth quite a bit.

Are you factoring in the maintenance of the panels such as cleaning,
replacement as needed, etc.

How about battery (presuming you have them) replacement, etc?

If you are still ahead of the game in 10 years, then you must live somewhere
very sunny and very flat...

Here in NJ, it has been proven that until the cost of the components and the
maintenance come down a bit further, there is no savings to the end user and
probably not to the environment either. Basically, the end user is
fortifying the power company's infrastructure with their own investment of
funds. ...And that's why the power companies give some $ to home owners and
businesses to make such changes. They know the curve and know where the
money-making is for them.

....They can't very well build more power generation plants around here so
it's also their only hope to keep up as the older sites shut down, etc.

Places like AZ and NM, etc. can be worthwhile for the end user as long as
they keep the panels clean, the system maintained, etc.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
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