[ausev] Residental Solar Power

[John Penry at TransTexasTrucks]

I was told that co-ops were excluded.  I may have been misinformed, but someone selling solar panel "plans" at a home and garden show told me that they couldn't offer the plan if GVEC was my provider.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: gregmckay at aol.com 
  To: ausev at austinev.org 
  Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:25 PM
  Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power


  Does Federal Law not require any electric provider to buy electric produced by consumers?

  ...this was in place prior to the advent of state net-metering laws and thus the providers could comply but buy at wholesale and sell at retail....


  -----Original Message-----
  From: John Penry at TransTexasTrucks <jpenry at transtexastrucks.com>
  To: mseningen at austin.rr.com; AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion <ausev at austinev.org>
  Sent: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 7:59 pm
  Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power


GVEC and PEC got excluded because they are Co-ops.
They don't have to offer rebates, allow you sell back, etc.
Lubbock is looking better all the time.

John in Seguin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mseningen at austin.rr.com>
To: <ausev at austinev.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power


> I'm stuck with PEC -- which has no rebate program to speak of......
>
> Mike
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Brian Lasseter blasseter.cmpe01 at gtalumni.org
> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:05:13 -0500
> To: ullearn at gmail.com, ausev at austinev.org
> Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Dustin <ullearn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I did my initial research and found that the cost of a 3k kw solar system
> of
>> $20-23k with a cost to me of $9k (using Austin Energy and Federal
>> rebates) would take about 20 years to pay back (with solar panels having 
>> a
>> life of 25 years or so).
>
> I'm not sure where you are getting your numbers.  It cost me $21k to
> install each of my 3kw solar systems, of that $7k was not reimbursed
> (after City of Austin and Uncle Sam rebates).  At my electric rates, I
> should see full payback in under 10 years, and the solar panels are
> fully warrantied for 30 years (inclusive of 1 inch hail and 80mph
> winds).
>
>
>> Ideally I could better invest my money in
>> purchasing clean energy from Austin energy clean energy directly
>
> Purchasing clean energy from Austin Energy is worthy, but not an
> "investment" persay.  Their contracts are not that long any more.  By
> having my own solar panels I have essentially created my own personal
> energy hedge for the next 30 years (at least).
>
>
> -- 
> TTFN,
> Brian "Lasso" Lasseter
>
> "No Sane man will dance." -Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
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