[ausev] Residental Solar Power

[Claire Sorenson]

I had a 3KW system installed at my house last February by Global Energy
Design - they did a great job.  I have wanted to do this for a very long
time and I am so grateful for the COA rebate that helped me do it.  I didn't
really care what the pay back period was, it just makes sense to use green
energy sources if you can afford it and if it is available.  It's great to
plug in my Ranger EV and know that some of the energy is coming from the
sun.

Claire


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> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:56:41 -0500
> From: "acranjel" <acranjel at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [ausev] FW: Green Transportation in NB
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> From: ppebsworth at mac.com [mailto:ppebsworth at mac.com] On Behalf Of Paula
> Pebsworth
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> Subject: Green Transportation in NB
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> My name is Paula Pebsworth and I'm organizing a Green Transportation
> Day in New Braunfels on August 16, from 10-12.
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> The Alamo City Chapter has supported events I've organized in the
> past, but they don't have a vehicle available for that time period.
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> Would someone from the Austin Electric Car Chapter be willing to come
> educate the citizens of New Braunfels about electric cars?
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> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write or call me.
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> Thanks in advance,
> Paula
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> 830/214-7050
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> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:17:48 -0500
> From: "Dustin" <ullearn at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ausev] Residental Solar Power
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> Does anyone have experience with solar panels for home use?
>
> A couple weekends ago the company solarcommunity.net was organizing
> neighborhood residents who may be interested in installing solar panels at
> home.  The business pitch is to get as many residents together to go in on
> purchasing to reduce the costs associated with installing a solar system.
>
>
> 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).  Ideally I could better invest my money in
> purchasing clean energy from Austin energy clean energy directly, but I am
> still planning to attend a meeting they are holding to hear their pitch and
> wanted to see anyone else's experience or thoughts on installing solar
> panels.
>
> Thanks,
> Dustin
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> Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:04:14 -0500
> From: Chris Frandsen <learner at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power
> To: Dustin <ullearn at gmail.com>, AustinEV News Announcements and
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> Dustin,
> I installed a 3KW system on my parents home which is empty and for
> sale. It allows me to keep the air going and lights on at night with
> no cost basically. And the buyer will be able to amortize the cost
> over a new mortgage term. So it will be transparent to him/her/them,
> which is why I did it. But I must say looking at the inverter and
> seeing how much CO2 I have saved the planet is pushing me to do my own
> home.  Texas Solar did the installation for me and I am happy.
>
> The payback will be shortened over the next few years as the cost of
> electricity continues to rise inspite of the efforts of the Obama
> administration in the short term. However I suspect the rebates that
> Austin offers will be duplicated or increased by federal tax
> incentives so waiting until next summer might pay off. Also like
> computer chips the cost of panels is decreasing and the efficiency is
> increasing so waiting will always result in a better system except for
> the global warming component of lost Co2 savings  which can never be
> recaptured.
>
> If you can handle the cost I would do it,  I am planning my own home
> implementation asap.
>
> Chris Frandsen
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> On Aug 6, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Dustin wrote:
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> > Does anyone have experience with solar panels for home use?
> >
> > A couple weekends ago the company solarcommunity.net was organizing
> > neighborhood residents who may be interested in installing solar
> > panels at home.  The business pitch is to get as many residents
> > together to go in on purchasing to reduce the costs associated with
> > installing a solar system.
> >
> >
> > 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).  Ideally I could better
> > invest my money in purchasing clean energy from Austin energy clean
> > energy directly, but I am still planning to attend a meeting they
> > are holding to hear their pitch and wanted to see anyone else's
> > experience or thoughts on installing solar panels.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dustin
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> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:18:23 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Thomas Burbridge <tthinc at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [ausev] Generator Motors
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> Greetings,
>
> I am looking for a cheap motor for use as a wind generator.  There was a
> discussion here a while back.
>
> Had to reload my system due to a web virus that's going round facebook.
>
> Any help? Need the generator to recharge the ebike batteries.
>
> Cheers
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:35:10 +0000
> From: Chris Panatier <cpanatier at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power
> To: Dustin <ullearn at gmail.com>, <ausev at austinev.org>
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> I am building a home in DAllas right now. I am using Ecowatt out of
> Houston. My system is 30k less federal rebates (no local rebates...not even
> from Green Mountain Energy) and will provide just over half of the power for
> a home that is 3883 ft2. Their service has been wonderful thus far.
> www.ecowattdesign.com
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> From: ullearn at gmail.com
> To: ausev at austinev.org
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:17:48 -0500
> Subject: [ausev] Residental Solar Power
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> anyone have experience with solar panels for home use?
> A
> couple weekends ago the company solarcommunity.net was organizing
> neighborhood residents who may be interested in installing solar panels at
> home.  The business pitch is to get as many residents together to go in on
> purchasing to reduce the costs associated with installing a solar
> system.
>
> 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).  Ideally I could better invest my money in
> purchasing clean energy from Austin energy clean energy directly, but I am
> still planning to attend a meeting they are holding to hear their
> pitch and wanted to see anyone else's experience or thoughts on installing
> solar
> panels.
> Thanks,
> Dustin
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Claire Sorenson
512-689-5911
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