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The city also gives us retail prices on the credits we get from feeding the grid rather than wholesale, so that's a really nice incentive to defray costs. The only thing I needed was an additional rider on our homeowners' policy due to the size of the system I plan on getting an EV in about a year or two, so I had a 60 amp circuit put in the garage when the house was built. I'm hoping that the system will take care of most of my charging burden.
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It's quite a head scratcher at our age, as even without financing (don't want) we are looking at roughly a 20 year pay back, as we would not be using any of the federal tax credits (retired). I don't plan on living that long and so far we have not uncovered any local or regional incentives. Also, the footprint of the panels is about double the size I had envisioned, as is the price. I was wanting a ground installation instead of roof. |
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Yeah, our property is ideal for it, but not our situation. It was interesting and even the Mrs. looked through this thread and all the information provided.
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Just wanted to chime in on this again. I feel like this was a great decision. This is a screen shot of my solar panel app. After 1 year, I've produced slightly more than I've used. That's a 27 panel system, mind you. After the 30% tax incentive, it was about $24-25k but it will pay dividends long after I pay it off.
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Also how are they maintained? How deep of a cycle and how often do they cycle? So for example a lead acid string gets discharged to 40% Depth of Charge in the 1st year it could be the last year for them. They should only get discharged to 50% or less. The fewer deep cycles the better. A Lithium battery can discharge to 20% depth of charge. Are the batteries housed in a temperature controller area or do they get frozen in winter and baked in Summer. Extreme temperatures shorten the life of all types of batteries. So treat them well and they will last a long time. discharge them to often or too deep and keep them in extreme temperatures and they will only last 1 year. |
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07-15-2023, 05:08 PM | #99 | |
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My system does not have batteries. When my system produces more power than we use, it banks that as credit with Evergy, our power company. My bill the last few months has been around $10-$15. The solar companies told me that the power company would still charge about $15 per month just to be connected to the grid.
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