In yet another fortuitous coincidence, right when my local utility issues a “beat the peak” alert, my #SolarPower system is churning out maximum power. It should be even better now that we’ve cut down a few trees out back that were impacting solar coverage.
@cassandra17lina Ok I have a million questions and I'm about to be super nosy. You don't have to answer. Was it worth the cost of install? Who did the install? Does your solar get sold back to the grid or stored for your own use? How much does it affect your electric bills? Was it easy to have installed and set up?
@Foxthorn The system was about $50K to install (panels, electrical system, permitting, design, utility interconnections). 65% of that was covered by state and federal tax credits, without which this is completely NOT viable financially. We about $120 a month. We would have to live an awfully long time to break even. We did it for the environmental benefit. The solar power we generate above what we need goes into the grid, accounted for by reverse spin on our electrical meter.
@Foxthorn We have two banks of 14 panels each on our south-facing porch roof.
@Foxthorn The installation was done by Cape Fear Solar using SunPower components. SunPower has an awesome app that allows you to track solar generation. Here are the specs.