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Post by Freeborn on Jan 13, 2021 11:26:13 GMT -6
Either of you thinking about solar now in the age of F-Biden. If the Dems take control for awhile you will see electricity costs go way up as they will get rid of Coal fired plants and probably NG plants if they are tied to fracking.
I'm thinking about a system just to hedge my costs over the next 20 years. My neighbor put in a 17.5KW system on the same house we have and he basically pays no electric bills. I think he told me the payback is 7.5 years. For me it might make sense as I will be here longer than that time.
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Post by badbrad on Jan 13, 2021 11:40:57 GMT -6
Either of you thinking about solar now in the age of F-Biden. If the Dems take control for awhile you will see electricity costs go way up as they will get rid of Coal fired plants and probably NG plants if they are tied to fracking. I'm thinking about a system just to hedge my costs over the next 20 years. My neighbor put in a 17.5KW system on the same house we have and he basically pays no electric bills. I think he told me the payback is 7.5 years. For me it might make sense as I will be here longer than that time. How will we power all these electric cars then so we stop burning oil?
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 15:57:01 GMT -6
Either of you thinking about solar now in the age of F-Biden. If the Dems take control for awhile you will see electricity costs go way up as they will get rid of Coal fired plants and probably NG plants if they are tied to fracking. I'm thinking about a system just to hedge my costs over the next 20 years. My neighbor put in a 17.5KW system on the same house we have and he basically pays no electric bills. I think he told me the payback is 7.5 years. For me it might make sense as I will be here longer than that time. I have checked. Pay back was 12-13 years with last years tax credit if you want to figure that in and the current hookup monthly fee for APS. Then you have to figure in the lost revenue from taking that money from investment. I don’t see a pack back at 20 years, the average life expectancy of the panels and equipment here. Who did your neighbors ask him?
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 13, 2021 19:35:40 GMT -6
Either of you thinking about solar now in the age of F-Biden. If the Dems take control for awhile you will see electricity costs go way up as they will get rid of Coal fired plants and probably NG plants if they are tied to fracking. I'm thinking about a system just to hedge my costs over the next 20 years. My neighbor put in a 17.5KW system on the same house we have and he basically pays no electric bills. I think he told me the payback is 7.5 years. For me it might make sense as I will be here longer than that time. I have checked. Pay back was 12-13 years with last years tax credit if you want to figure that in and the current hookup monthly fee for APS. Then you have to figure in the lost revenue from taking that money from investment. I don’t see a pack back at 20 years, the average life expectancy of the panels and equipment here. Who did your neighbors ask him? Neighbor already installed a Sunpower system. It’s his second system with them. He has the same house we have. I have not looked at the numbers but probably will just so I can do the math. I would only do it if it makes sense.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 19:37:57 GMT -6
I have checked. Pay back was 12-13 years with last years tax credit if you want to figure that in and the current hookup monthly fee for APS. Then you have to figure in the lost revenue from taking that money from investment. I don’t see a pack back at 20 years, the average life expectancy of the panels and equipment here. Who did your neighbors ask him? Neighbor already installed a Sunpower system. It’s his second system with them. He has the same house we have. I have not looked at the numbers but probably will just so I can do the math. I would only do it if it makes sense. I do believe you will check it out. Post what you find out.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 13, 2021 20:26:26 GMT -6
Neighbor already installed a Sunpower system. It’s his second system with them. He has the same house we have. I have not looked at the numbers but probably will just so I can do the math. I would only do it if it makes sense. I do believe you will check it out. Post what you find out. From what other's have told me....."It's like pre-paying for your electric for 20 years.....about the life of the system". I dunno.....Maybe if I had a pool. Our electric bills and HVAC is not too bad here. Others tell me....rather than put those on your house......just buy into a solar farm. <----not a direct benefit.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 20:32:32 GMT -6
I do believe you will check it out. Post what you find out. From what other's have told me....."It's like pre-paying for your electric for 20 years.....about the life of the system". I dunno.....Maybe if I had a pool. Our electric bills and HVAC is not too bad here. Others tell me....rather than put those on your house......just buy into a solar farm. <----not a direct benefit. It’s $25k to get your $125/month Electric bill paid. Not worth it to me.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 13, 2021 20:34:58 GMT -6
From what other's have told me....."It's like pre-paying for your electric for 20 years.....about the life of the system". I dunno.....Maybe if I had a pool. Our electric bills and HVAC is not too bad here. Others tell me....rather than put those on your house......just buy into a solar farm. <----not a direct benefit. It’s $25k to get your $125/month Electric bill paid. Not worth it to me. Yeah....but just wait till you heat that pool. .
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 20:35:27 GMT -6
It’s $25k to get your $125/month Electric bill paid. Not worth it to me. Yeah....but just wait till you heat that pool. . We ain’t heating the pool.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 13, 2021 20:41:34 GMT -6
Yeah....but just wait till you heat that pool. . We ain’t heating the pool. Seriously? (everyone heats their pools....no?)
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 20:42:07 GMT -6
We ain’t heating the pool. Seriously? (everyone heats their pools....no?) No, most don’t have heaters here
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 20:43:36 GMT -6
We will put in a heater that can heat the pool if needed. But will only heat the spa when we use it.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 13, 2021 20:55:09 GMT -6
We will put in a heater that can heat the pool if needed. But will only heat the spa when we use it. OK.....I was just reading this on heating a pool. I think you will like that spa. Generally, residents of the Phoenix Valley use their pools between mid-April and mid-October. A heat pump can extend swimming from mid-February to December in most cases.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 21:01:47 GMT -6
We will put in a heater that can heat the pool if needed. But will only heat the spa when we use it. OK.....I was just reading this on heating a pool. I think you will like that spa. Generally, residents of the Phoenix Valley use their pools between mid-April and mid-October. A heat pump can extend swimming from mid-February to December in most cases.
Heat chill pump is what most put in now. Want the advantage of cooling the pool in July and august if you are here. Heating the pool with an air source heat pump takes a lot of electric, and it does a shitty job of heating when it cools off in the evening and overnight.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 13, 2021 21:08:03 GMT -6
No matter what you heat with, a pool cover can reduce your heating cost by 60-80%. If I heat some day. It will have a cover. Lol
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