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Old 06-29-2022, 09:34 PM   #2
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I’ve gone completely solar….it’s been 15 months now. My Evergy bill was $7.92 last month and it looks like it’s going to be even less this month (fewer cloudy days). Highest bill this year was $24 and change. Electricity is going to keep rising whether we like it or not. So it’s best to find a way to keep your cost low and predictable
What’s the ROI on installing solar panels?
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Old 06-29-2022, 10:30 PM   #3
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What’s the ROI on installing solar panels?
Honestly JR it aint great. Once upon a time I lived in San Diego and a colleague of mine had a dad that had a house in mission valley. His dad reoutfitted the whole roof with solar panels which was a large undertaking.

His dad died unfortunately before he was able to see any kind of return on that capital investment. I've ever since then thought solar paneling is a scam.
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Old 06-30-2022, 06:42 AM   #4
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I’ve gone completely solar….it’s been 15 months now. My Evergy bill was $7.92 last month and it looks like it’s going to be even less this month (fewer cloudy days). Highest bill this year was $24 and change. Electricity is going to keep rising whether we like it or not. So it’s best to find a way to keep your cost low and predictable
How much did it cost you and how many panels did you have put on?

Did you buy solar battery's also? How much did that cost?
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Old 06-30-2022, 08:33 AM   #5
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How much did it cost you and how many panels did you have put on?

Did you buy solar battery's also? How much did that cost?
It cost me just under $20k and there are 19 panels on the back side of my house. But keep in mind within 7 days of installation I received a rebate check from Evergy over 2 grand and the tax credit I received was extremely impressive too. Between the rebate and tax credit more than 1/3 of the cost is covered.
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Old 06-30-2022, 08:42 AM   #6
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It cost me just under $20k and there are 19 panels on the back side of my house. But keep in mind within 7 days of installation I received a rebate check from Evergy over 2 grand and the tax credit I received was extremely impressive too. Between the rebate and tax credit more than 1/3 of the cost is covered.
Interesting.
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Old 06-30-2022, 12:57 PM   #7
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How much did it cost you and how many panels did you have put on?

Did you buy solar battery's also? How much did that cost?
I am having solar panels put on next week. They are enough to replace my existing electricity usage. There will be 27 panels and they are guaranteed to produce 92% of original efficiency after 25 years. These will easily pay for themselves, especially since electricity rates always go up.
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Old 06-30-2022, 01:34 PM   #8
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The ROI on solar depends on a lot of factors obviously.

In parts of CA, there has been a lot of solar installed so at noon there is frequently a surplus of electricity but at 5pm there isn't. This is one reason why they want to go to tiered pricing and it is going to make it harder to get the solar panels to pay for themselves. Since you have electricity when it is cheap to buy and you don't have electricity when it us expensive to buy.

Yes you can do batteries, but they are expensive. Where there is already a lot of solar, the utility isn't going to want to store a home owner's excess power at noon and give it back at 5 for free, but obviously they could be required to do so by regulation.

But solar with batteries might be the way to go.

And then people think that means they will have power when the power goes out. But that is not true by default. You usually have to pay for additional electrical work to be able to take your house off the grid to do that and that can cost thousands of dollars more.
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Old 06-30-2022, 07:14 AM   #9
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I'm gonna buy 100 hamsters, breed them to 10,000. Then have hamster wheels for all of them and hook all the hamster wheels up to make electricity.

Problem solved.
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Old 06-30-2022, 07:23 AM   #10
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Old 06-30-2022, 07:30 AM   #11
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Old 06-30-2022, 09:27 AM   #12
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Just wait until we all have to charge up cars
I have a friend who is an electrical engineer who designs substations. He has told me that if 50% of people on any given street plugged in their cars at the same time it would overload the system in their neighborhood.

Additionally building out the grid to support the coming electical demand will not happen as quickly as some are thinking. He is currently designing substations whose equipment won't be delivered for 24-30 months.
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Old 06-30-2022, 08:38 AM   #13
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Oh and I don’t have a battery. No need. You can store your extra energy on the grid. You only need a battery if you think you will experience a lot of outtages or if you have life preserving devices in your home that depend on electricity.
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Old 06-30-2022, 08:38 AM   #14
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This had me curious, I’m surprised to see we are higher than most.
100% hydroelectric up here

Last month was .09/kwh and the house uses about 10kwh per day so $40/mo including the $10 in thanks for being a customer fees.
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Old 06-30-2022, 09:05 AM   #15
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My electric bill is $120 / month
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