Going Solar - Page 4

pelathais · #31 09-24-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Yes, electricity will only NOT go into the grid when the power is out. Again, as a safety issue for linemen working.

We will never receive a check for any power flowing backwards but we will see credit which will be applied toward the next months bill. Some utilities will cut actual checks but ours doesn't.

What happens if your production out paces your consumption for a period of months?

houston · #32 09-25-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pelathais

What happens if your production out paces your consumption for a period of months?

Or yrs? -.o

RandyWayne · #33 09-25-2011, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pelathais

What happens if your production out paces your consumption for a period of months?

The credits are month to month but they would pile up. If your credits get large enough that they are larger then a single months usage, I am not sure what would happen yet. Our system will not be big enough for that to ever be a case though.

RandyWayne · #34 09-25-2011, 11:01 PM

The die has been cast! The completed contract emailed in. Next step is to see some drawn up plans and get to give the thumbs up or thumbs down to the design, then a short fight with our HOA, then the actual install, and then the most frustrating part: Having our electric utility come over to approve it and flip the switch.

RandyWayne · #35 10-24-2011, 05:22 PM

Day 1 of a 3 day project has just been completed. All the mounting hardware has been installed on the top of the roof. Tomorrow the inverter is installed and all the electrical cables run, and then on Wed the panels themselves (all 22 of them) are put up. Then once it is inspected by an electrician from our utility, we go hot.

KWSS1976 · #36 10-26-2011, 03:51 PM

how big is your home for the 22 panels?

RandyWayne · #37 10-26-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by KWSS1976

how big is your home for the 22 panels?

Our house is just over 2200 square feet and single story. The panels are 225 watts each so the total output is 4.95 kw which will cut our annual electric bill in half.

By the way, the installers just finished putting up the panels. Now they just need to finish wiring the inverter, solar meter, and kill switch together.

KWSS1976 · #38 10-26-2011, 04:21 PM

I have been thinking about it and my home is 1682 sqft so just getting an idea on how many panels I would need.

Ferd · #39 10-26-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Our house is just over 2200 square feet and single story. The panels are 225 watts each so the total output is 4.95 kw which will cut our annual electric bill in half.

By the way, the installers just finished putting up the panels. Now they just need to finish wiring the inverter, solar meter, and kill switch together.

how long will it take to repay the cost of the panels?

RandyWayne · #40 10-26-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferd

how long will it take to repay the cost of the panels?

5 years. And if the cost of electricity never goes up a cent, then tack on another 4 months. This is what was the deciding factor.

The panels also have a 25 year warrant so once they are paid off it is just savings after that.