After 20 years your panels lose some capability. Not all of it. I am looking at used panels. About 10-20 cents per watt. I can get enough to power my house for a few thousand. The used ones generally are 95-99%. Then I need a big inverter or a micro inverter for each panel. The whole system would cost about 5k plus installation. I can do everything myself except the actual tie to the pole.
The batteries are the expensive part. Lithium ion. Add another 10-30k depending on how much back up I want.
I got bids from 25-30k for grid tie, no batteries with install included.
I can’t imagine where they would get a price of 250k. That’s crazy.
Yeah, I thought so, too. The big problem was powering up two large A/C units, two refrigerators, stove, oven microwave, computers, tvs, lights, washer, dryer, water heater, etc., all maybe running simultaneously or nearly.
I've thought about just getting enough to power the fridges, microwave, hot water heater and computers/phones and a couple of lights in case of emergency.
I need to talk with someone who is better versed on the newest options so I don't make a mistake.
After 20 years your panels lose some capability. Not all of it. I am looking at used panels. About 10-20 cents per watt. I can get enough to power my house for a few thousand. The used ones generally are 95-99%. Then I need a big inverter or a micro inverter for each panel. The whole system would cost about 5k plus installation. I can do everything myself except the actual tie to the pole.
The batteries are the expensive part. Lithium ion. Add another 10-30k depending on how much back up I want.
I got bids from 25-30k for grid tie, no batteries with install included.
I can’t imagine where they would get a price of 250k. That’s crazy.
Yeah, I thought so, too. The big problem was powering up two large A/C units, two refrigerators, stove, oven microwave, computers, tvs, lights, washer, dryer, water heater, etc., all maybe running simultaneously or nearly.
I've thought about just getting enough to power the fridges, microwave, hot water heater and computers/phones and a couple of lights in case of emergency.
I need to talk with someone who is better versed on the newest options so I don't make a mistake.