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Anyone in SoCal get solar panels and regret it?
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:03 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874409) |
Date: February 1st, 2023 8:07 PM Author: elite aphrodisiac dysfunction twinkling uncleanness lol @ this goy trap -- having a "contract" where you're forever owing some kike to pay for shit stuck on your roof that u cant get rid of (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874415) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:07 PM Author: bright sanctuary Everyone who gets them regrets it.
It's absolutely retarded to get them if you actually spend about 30 seconds thinking through the long term implications.
And don't even get me started on people who are dumb enough to get solar panels as part of some program where they don't even own the panels and/or are locked into long term agreements with the solar panel providers / servicers. That is so retarded on its face that I can't believe anyone does it.
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:08 PM Author: awkward up-to-no-good library now do Redditors that paid $60k for a RAV4 in 2022 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874419) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:14 PM Author: bright sanctuary Anything other than a BRAND NEW CAR is VERY VERY DANGEROUS and so it is NECESSARY FOR SAFETY. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874450) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:16 PM Author: awkward up-to-no-good library https://www.reddit.com/r/rav4club/comments/tnd5eb/feeling_bad_after_paying_5k_markup_on_msrp/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874460) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:09 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine Why do they regret it? Don't they save money??? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874423) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:13 PM Author: awkward up-to-no-good library the house is worth less with the emcomburments (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874446) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:15 PM Author: Swashbuckling set savings are overblown. you have to clean them yearly. it might fuck up your roof. you're still connected to the grid and the utility provider can raise fees at any time as more and more people adopt solar (somebody has to pay for their pensions). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874453) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:20 PM Author: Useless wonderful locale Despite all that, I considered it so, hey, if the grid goes down I still have power!
NOPE. If the grid is down, your solar panels also don't work unless you also buy very expensive batteries that also have their own shelf life. This is because otherwise you generating power might turn a dead wire into a live one and fry some lineman but still, solar is just hilariously impractical still. And I'm typing this in the fucking southwest |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:27 PM Author: Swashbuckling set Good point. Oh and solar panels are nothing more than cheap Chinese plastic and there is no reason they won’t continue to get cheaper. Think about it, if they can send teams of morons to your house every week, they are probably fucking making bank off you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874494) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:35 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine California homeowners get grandfathered into no fees to utility provider if you install before March, is what I was told. If your panels generate all yourpower it would only take like 10-15 years to be out of the red. In the meantime you're 0% reliant on the state's grid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874547) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:44 PM Author: Rose tantric multi-billionaire locus Tell me, how do solar panels generate all of your power needs in the evening? And why not, in your view, just cut all connection to the grid?
As people put panels on their roofs (and thus fewer kilowatt hours of usage occur), the base rates for the grid just go up to allocate static costs at a higher rate per KWh. |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:46 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine We would get the power bank that holds 2-3 days of charge. Could even sell electricity back to the state.
Edit: yes that's the idea, getting off the grid completely or I wouldn't even pursue this |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:59 PM Author: Rose tantric multi-billionaire locus Godspeed. Hope you don’t burn your house down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874699) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:50 PM Author: soggy nursing home I'm not nearly as anti-solar as most poasters in this thread, but battery storage is almost certainly not worth it, particularly if you live in a place with net metering. You're much better off just selling your excess power back to the grid when the sun is shining and then drawing from the grid when it isn't. If you want insurance against brownouts, a generator will be far cheaper than batteries. Batteries only make sense if you are either a far-lefter who wants a completely carbon-free household or a far-righter who wants to be completely off the grid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45877945) |
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Date: February 4th, 2023 12:04 AM Author: Free-loading resort milk I'm both of those things solar sounds 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45885176) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:16 PM Author: bright sanctuary See above.
Also, harder / more expensive to insure house.
Also, shit goes wrong with the roof in a lot of cases (eg. roof leaks).
Also, shit goes wrong with the panels a lot -- and when it does, the companies are shit at fixing (or will charge you a shit load for it). |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:16 PM Author: Blue appetizing abode rigor Doesn't it take years and years before the money you save outweighs the initial cost? Most people probably end up selling their house and moving before then. And new buyer isn't going to pay more for stuff like that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874459) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:22 PM Author: elite aphrodisiac dysfunction twinkling uncleanness New buyer will pay less because of it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874476) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:23 PM Author: bright sanctuary Real estate agents advise clients NOT to buy houses with solar panels -- and will often use them to negotiate a lower price and/or credits to cover expected maintainance costs, removal, extra insurance, etc.
Best practice when buying a home with solar panels is to require the seller to REMOVE THEM and terminate any applicable service agreement before closing on the transaction. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:55 PM Author: soggy nursing home (PGE spokesperson)
Where do you get all of this nonsense? Most of what you have said in this thread is wrong, but this is particularly egregious. I have one friend who is a prominent realtor and another who is an appraiser. This is simply completely false. Typically solar panels will add enough to the value of a home to offset the cost. Yes, there might be some minor maintenance expenses, but they are trivial compared to the savings on electricity.
To be clear, I am talking about buying solar panels. Leasing solar panels will not typically add value to a home. But the OP hasn't talked about leasing anyway, so that's irrelevant. |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:36 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine California homeowners get grandfathered into no fees to utility provider if you install before March, is what I was told. If your panels generate all yourpower it would only take like 10-15 years to be out of the red. In the meantime you're 0% reliant on the state's grid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874553) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:37 PM Author: bright sanctuary (goooooooood goyim) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874556) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:39 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine So just be at the mercy of Sacramento officials triggering random brownouts and shit every July? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874573) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:41 PM Author: bright sanctuary 8 hours of no electricity once every few years is much better than all the downsides of solar described herein.
Also, you can just buy a cheap generator. |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:42 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine What brand of generator do you recommend? The companies on Amazon all seem scammish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874586) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:44 PM Author: bright sanctuary https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/a24797353/home-generator/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874602) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 9:03 AM Author: Vivacious dun pistol lettuce i'm sure that it's totally impossible for them to walk back the 'grandfathering'
but, even so, they'll just make it up with a wealth tax |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:35 PM Author: Sinister Hell Half-breed ljl at fraud scam US, wtf cant u just put panels urself now, they are cheap, get a LIFEPO4 battery and a solar controller and just run a systme thru that, furk the kike comps trying to get u to tie it to the grid
boats do this shit nigga |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:39 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine You spent $15k on an unusable boat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874891) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 5:31 AM Author: Sinister Hell Half-breed rofl, its veddy usable, engine working, just checked radio and working, got new batts and installing soon, at worse i will sail it to malaysia or thailand then just moor it and use as houseboat
furk u birdshit |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:13 PM Author: 180 brindle casino potus you couldn't even sail the ganges with that piece of shit "boat" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45877760) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 7:51 PM Author: opaque racy filthpig dumbbirdshit goys building CHIMNEYS when a MAST let's you fly a flag much better (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45879315) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:47 PM Author: Rose tantric multi-billionaire locus Google the utility death spiral, and tell me how you’ll be better off when your utility goes bankrupt and your only option is to try to jerry-rig some cheap Chinese made solar panels to a daisy chain of car batteries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874619) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:48 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine Why would I care about the utility if I'm off the grid with power banks? Isn't this even *more* reason to go solar now before they get monthly fees??? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874629) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:58 PM Author: Rose tantric multi-billionaire locus What could go wrong being dependent on an infinite supply of Chinese solar panels and batteries made from lithium mined in Afghanistan, rather than cheap and reliable utility scale power? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874692) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:03 PM Author: Sinister Hell Half-breed everything is made in china, goyshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874712) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:10 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine Tesla makes them now my guy. You can even get ones that resemble Spanish clay tiles (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874744) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 8:49 PM Author: exciting water buffalo ticket booth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874635) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:10 PM Author: sadistic bat-shit-crazy sound barrier Solar panels seem like a classic example of the government fuckign up.
If we cared about climate change, it should be a no-brainer than houses in the south had solar panels.
I'm not sure what the right solution was, but it's a huge strike against regulations that the system legislators created is one that is a confusing nightmare where teh industry is run by door-to-door snakeoil salesman and having solar panels on the house doesn't increase the resale value by $20,000. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:58 PM Author: soggy nursing home (dumb goy who buys solar from door-to-door salespeople)
It's almost like you can get better insurance rates if you go online and shop for the best deal from a reputable provider rather than buying from a door-to-door salesman. If you get solar from a reputable contractor, it should raise your home value by approximately the cost of the panels. |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:14 PM Author: arrogant ruddy chapel famous landscape painting I thought you could save money on a Net Energy Metering program? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874771) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:35 PM Author: Rose tantric multi-billionaire locus Requires you to replace your roof early if less than 10 years are remaining before you install, then you have many many puncture holes in your roof and thus many many points of failure. Then you lose the money you were loaned for the panels when you sell your house since the home value won’t increase a commensurate amount. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874877) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:38 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine How often are you supposed to get a new roof? My thinking was this would extend the life of roof because panels are taking the brunt of elements like a shield. Also panels seem fairly modular and easy to replace or supplement individual panels/components once the basic infrastructure is installed/activated. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874887) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:46 PM Author: Rose tantric multi-billionaire locus 20 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874923) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:48 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine I should try to get the ball rolling on that next week.. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874939) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 9:51 AM Author: Seedy church building I bought a 40 year roof (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45876393) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:47 PM Author: Swashbuckling set Look up how a roof is installed and the layers underneath, and how solar is installed on top of that. With solar you are introducing hundreds of points of failure and praying the fly-by-night beaners installing solar are sealing everything like they should. Protip: they often aren’t. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874931) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:49 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine Why do so many of my neighbors have it then? Are they all idiots? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874942) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:54 PM Author: Swashbuckling set ? Why do so many of your neighbors have credit card debt? Why do so many have car payments they can’t afford? Why do so many of your neighbors buy unreliable cars agains their better judgment? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45874978) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 9:59 PM Author: elite aphrodisiac dysfunction twinkling uncleanness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45875011) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 10:00 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine Thread is making me rethink this. Just seems dumb on a primitive level to not use solar power in southern cal, on many levels (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45875023) |
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Date: February 1st, 2023 10:05 PM Author: elite aphrodisiac dysfunction twinkling uncleanness it's CA -- everything is counterintuitive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45875045) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 11:45 AM Author: Passionate place of business boistinker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45876960) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 8:08 PM Author: bright sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45879406) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 3:51 PM Author: avocado hairraiser idiot hairy legs Roofers are retarded. If they make dozens of holes, some will leak. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45878247) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 5:35 AM Author: smoky sick shitlib crackhouse We got one that covers one side of the roof (previous owners bought and paid for the solar panels) and it's saving us thousands a year. Keep in mind this in QLD where it is subtropical weather. I have never once flicked the actually electricity switch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45875937) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 8:42 AM Author: awkward up-to-no-good library solar is much cheaper in australia
it's a goytrap here |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 8:43 AM Author: Sinister Hell Half-breed i can get the cheap chink panels for like $20 they prob dont work as advertised or last but still, replace them every year or two
i imagine goy USA makes it harder to get this shit |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 8:45 AM Author: awkward up-to-no-good library i mean you can buy them cheaper here using the internet
problem is the average goy homeowner purchases solar from a door to door salesman |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 3:42 PM Author: smoky sick shitlib crackhouse All I know is it's so fucking humid right now that my bones will literally melt if I don't have air conditioning on 24/7. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45878195) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 5:44 AM Author: Sooty native Scam. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45875944) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 10:12 AM Author: motley metal mental disorder brunch What about the new solar shingles?
It seems like cheap solar shingles should be hitting the market soon.
I think I need a new roof in the next few years and I am thinking about installing about 1000 -2000 sq ft of solar shingles on the south facing side.
https://www.gaf.energy/timberline-solar/ |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 10:41 AM Author: Twisted stage dopamine That's what I'm talking about. They have ones that match the Spanish clay tiles we currently have. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45876656) |
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Date: February 4th, 2023 12:01 AM Author: Concupiscible Azure Dragon Partner These look 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45885169) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 10:27 AM Author: Exhilarant orchestra pit Roof panels seen like total flame. Move to a decent area of the country, get some land, and build an array on a ground based platform. Or don't do solar. No way I'd put that stuff on my roof. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45876595) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 10:42 AM Author: Twisted stage dopamine What about a basic installation on backyard wall to lock in no ConEd fees? They're not restricted to roof anymore (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45876662) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2023 10:23 AM Author: Exhilarant orchestra pit If you own them then sure. It's just insane to me that people would least these things or let someone drill 500 holes in their roof to install them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45881322) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 10:44 AM Author: razzmatazz fiercely-loyal old irish cottage You have to be truly retarded if you think a solar roof is not a great investment. It lowered my energy bills and the installation was seamless. It also protects my house better from pests. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45876674) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 12:50 PM Author: deranged vigorous indian lodge lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45877365) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 7:34 PM Author: sadistic bat-shit-crazy sound barrier "It also protects my house better from pests."
Guy who believed door-to-door solar panel salesman that without solar panels, deer would try to burrow through the asphalt shingles. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 12:54 PM Author: contagious center A lot of these financial models with solar don’t include the hefty tip expected after installation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45877381) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:06 PM Author: Passionate place of business boistinker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45877715) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 3:53 PM Author: avocado hairraiser idiot hairy legs If you can't afford to tip the installers, you can't afford to fight climate change. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45878257) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 1:02 PM Author: red halford hospital In the case of a house fire, it can prevent the firefighters from venting the house properly
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rooftop-solar-panels-great-planet-terrible-firefighters/ |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:11 PM Author: 180 brindle casino potus Solar only makes sense if you have the batteries edit: also, the panels *should not* be installed on the roof of your house. They should be out in the middle of field away from trees, etc. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:44 PM Author: soggy nursing home There's lots of bad information in this thread. It sounds like most poasters are only considering the shady door-to-door solar salespeople or something. Always get quotes from something like EnergySage where different contractors will bid for your project and you can compare pricing and reviews.
I am looking into getting solar for my house, and I probably will at some point. From a purely financial point of view, solar panels are a questionable investment (and they are definitely a bad investment if you don't intend to stay in the house long term). It usually takes at least 10-15 years just to break even. And when you factor in the time value of money, it takes even longer. I'm planning on getting them anyway partly because I want to be environmentally conscious and partly because I like the idea of being able to crank the AC during the summer without paying higher power bills. Insurance against brownouts is an added bonus.
In any event, if you are thinking about getting solar, get multiple bids from reputable contractors and run the numbers carefully. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 2:56 PM Author: Cerebral Pea-brained Stead Faggot Firefighter Cr. I have 9.6Kw peak installed in the yard. Did not want a roof installation for all the above mentioned reasons. It's not a great investment, but I just wanted to do it. I have at the moment 11 cents/Kwh power cost and my panels supply about 14Mwh/year. They cost $26K net of Federal tax credit, so payback is about 17 years at zero cost of money. I used a high quality turnkey installer who did a great job. Not the cheapest necessarily, but a high quality installation. If utility rates go up (which I expect they will) the payback time decreases of course. We are 100% coal at the moment, and I expect to be paying 2x for power in 10 years if I live that long. Here's a photo of the panels: https://imgur.com/a/ix9rHmi If battery prices go down by a factor of 4 (unlikely) I would consider going to battery backup instead of having a generator. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45877965) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 3:05 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine Why didn't you get the battery with the panels? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45878012) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 4:17 PM Author: Cerebral Pea-brained Stead Faggot Firefighter Super expensive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45878385) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 6:42 PM Author: soggy nursing home As I said above, batteries are almost certainly not worth it from an economic perspective. If it is important to you to be completely carbon free or to be able to live "off grid," then maybe. But even excluding the cost of the battery, it will almost always be cheaper to sell your extra energy back to the grid via net metering and draw from the grid at night (especially if your power rates are tiered with day rates higher than night rates). And if you want a backup power source for brownouts, a generator will be far cheaper than batteries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45879065) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 7:09 PM Author: Twisted stage dopamine What generator do you recommend and does it power your house from the main switch? Why not get a cheap Chinese Solar setup as a generator? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45879139) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2023 10:05 AM Author: Cerebral Pea-brained Stead Faggot Firefighter I have a large all electric house with two geothermal heat pumps for HVAC. It has 400 amp electric service. A whole house generator would have to be 48Kw and would cost about $40K installed with a 1000 gallon propane tank. I got a quote on a Generac system. We don't have enough power outages to justify spending that much, so what I did instead was install a 10Kw Westinghouse portable generator housed in an outdoor storage shed. It can run either on gasoline or propane (I use 5 gallon barbecue tanks). It has sufficient output to run essentials - well pump, microwave, lights, TV, internet, etc. and one water heater. It also has the advantage of having very clean power output - cost about $2K. We use a wood stove for emergency heat. It is connected to the house via a manual transfer switch that disconnects the main grid connection and connects the generator to essential circuits. Solar has to be coupled with batteries and an inverter to be usable for off grid backup. Otherwise there is no power at night and little on cloudy days, as well as interruptions from the passage of clouds. Batteries get really expensive. Storage is probably $750/Kwh and the batteries have finite lifetimes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45881233) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 3:49 PM Author: avocado hairraiser idiot hairy legs Someone in my family ordered the panels directly from China and did most of the installation on their own. They said they saved about 70%. But that was around 2016, I think. I suspect the savings would be less now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45878237) |
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Date: February 4th, 2023 12:10 AM Author: Free-loading resort milk "It sounds like most poasters are only considering the shady door-to-door solar salespeople or something"
no, they're just parroting whatever source lines up with "anything even tangentially related to shitlibbery = bad" |
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Date: February 4th, 2023 12:20 AM Author: soggy nursing home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45885206) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2023 3:20 PM Author: overrated organic girlfriend selfie Solar has been really good for me i couldn't believe how well it works but I'm not grid tied with it. Neighbor down the road runs his entire irrigation system on it
Only negative thing i've seen is a windstorm broke many of his panels a while back |
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Date: February 4th, 2023 12:11 AM Author: Scarlet dashing space if the power goes out do your panels work like a generator? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5282372&forum_id=2#45885189) |