Except that the vast majority of systems are grid-tie systems which provide no power when the grid is out....<br>
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The price tag goes way up for a stand alone system.<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Thomas Burbridge <tthinc@yahoo.com><br>
To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion <ausev@austinev.org><br>
Sent: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:07 am<br>
Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power ROI<br>
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<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_71c8ef29-50b9-4fc1-b24f-4e03d0440a6a style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Greetings,
I have long abandoned the ROI when it comes to RE.
When the grid power is out and you have light, your system is paid in full.
Cheers
> We have a 100w guerilla system that has been in place for
> over 6 years and a 2+KW system that has been in place for
> more than 3 years.
>
> The more you conserve the worse the payback equation
> looks.? We don't approach this from a standard ROI
> equation.? Even with that, I would be surprised that it
> would take 30 years to recoup a $9k investment.? I would
> also expect any quality panels to last longer than 25 years.
>
> We try to see if we can use under 500KWH each month.? We
> did not make it the last two months, but typically we do.
> We don't mind spending a little money up front to get
> monthly payments (in this case electric bills) that will be
> less than normal.
>
> ....and besides, it would set up any EV owner to be using
> their own electrons...
> (we have a 1997 S-10E waiting in the wings)
>
> Time of use metering is on its way, and we want to have a
> third system in place before that happens.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dustin <<A href="mailto:ullearn@gmail.com">ullearn@gmail.com</A>>
> To: <A href="mailto:ausev@austinev.org">ausev@austinev.org</A>
> Sent: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:17 pm
> Subject: [ausev] Residental Solar Power
>
>
>
>
> 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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