Solar Panel Installation Update–The Two Dollar Electric Bill
Dreaming of not paying an electric bill? For my family, it’s no longer a dream…
At the end of April 2010 we had solar electric panels installed, Solar Panel Installation – We’re cooking with Solar!, and we’ve been waiting on pins and needles to see the impact to our electric bill. It’s taken SCE a bit for everything to work through the channels, but today it looks like everything finally took effect.
I mean, come on! How can you NOT love a $1.95 electric bill! :)
The way it worked out was that we had an initial bill for 6/23 of $131, which kind of freaked us out. But we figured it was just taking a bit to work through and our solar installers held our hands, calmed us down, “It’s okay, don’t worry, it takes a bit…” And they were right. As of today we now have a $129 credit! Looks like we won’t be sending them a checked for a good long time… LOVE THAT!
What’s the ROI? 7-10 years. Assuming electric prices don’t increase…
Maintenance? Couldn’t be easier. Spray them off with the hose every month or so (the morning dew catches the afternoon dusty winds).
Piece of mind? Priceless… lol
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4 comments:
Is that usage in KwH?
Yes
Are you still happy with it?
Yes, very much so. My last electric bill (from just a couple days ago) was $1.77... :)
The only thing is that there is a little more maintenance than I expected. Due to the local conditions my panels get dusty... which impacts my generation. So I have to wash them off every couple weeks. But besides that, they are pretty much a dream.
The big test will be how I like them a year from installation....
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