Renewable energy... The ELEPHANT noone wants to talk about!
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Elon a few years ago proposed solar roofing built to the appearance of traditional roofing that would generate the power for the house and charge electric vehicles. With a battery big enough to get through low/no Sun times, the house and car could exist completely off the grid. I liked the idea at the time. I haven't heard how he's progressed with that lately.
Almost a year ago I seriously looked into installing a Tesla roof solar system including 2 Power Walls on my 2800 sq ft house IN FLORIDA. My purpose is to provide power should we lose power in a storm. After removing the "tax savings" mumbo jumbo from the cost of the system, the real cost was in the neighborhood of $65000. This is compared to the regular shingle roof at $18800. The associate from Tesla said it would NOT allow my home to be stand-alone. Meaning that if there were a period of no power on the grid, like in the aftermath of a major hurricane - it is Florida afterall - the system would NOT be operational. Why would I spend $65k for a solar system if it would NOT provide electricity during a major outage?? I installed a propane tank and a propane powered generator instead and will add on solar panels for supplemental power in the very near future.
Thanks for the info. I live in a lake effect area of Ohio. From November Through January for those three months we get almost no Sun with very few clear days. I think solar would be nearly useless during that time. It sounds like you came up with a good power strategy.