I was going to purchase an whole array of solar panels (a 80,000 dollar purchase) but after reading pages of pages fine print of the contract and then being LEGALLY lied to by the sales person, I decided not to and here's why. (I'm going to make this as short as I can but, still giving key points as I understand them)
- If you miss out on the payment of your solar panels, They try to put you at ease by telling you that they (company who sells you the solar panels) won't put a lean on your house but, the loaning company will.
- My objective was to buy solar panels so I didn't have to rely on the grid, not because of climate scam. Well, guess what? The local power company commandeers the power you stored or are generating during a blackout. Your access to your OWN power depends on the whim of your local power company.
- By law you cannot disconnect from the power grid.
- You have to have wi-fi so your local power company can control your own panels
- The percentage of the your battery storage limit is at the discretion of your local power company
- The salesperson does not represent the company. They are essential outside contractors. So they can make any claim that they want without the company being held liable.
- The local power company buys the energy from you at 10% of the value of the power generated
There is more but, I hope these reasons alone will convince you NOT to get solar panels
How about if there is a house fire? Since the electricity on the roof is live, will the fire dept let the house burn down to the ground?
Emergency shut off. All systems have an Emergency shut off,, also Fire codes for panels are 3 feet from ridge.
Rapid shutdown is an electrical safety requirement set for solar panel systems by the National Electrical Code (NEC). Simply put, it provides a way to quickly de-energize a rooftop solar panel system.
No.
I knew someone who was going to buy roof solar and he called the fire dept to ask about this. They said they will not go on the roof and will let the house burn down if fire is on the roof.
Bro, that’s not true.. If they really said that, they are not knowledgeable.. I am on the west coast, and have installed on Firefighters homes.
This is 100% pure bullshit.
Hmmm…if the fire is on the roof, then it would be easy to turn off the electricity from the panel and fight the fire. (Source firefighter family).
But maybe there are different rules in each state? I’m going to do some checking because it’s a great question. Which leads to the next…if the FD wont intervene on a roof fire with panels, then why are some states requiring solar on all new construction?
https://understandsolar.com/are-solar-panels-dangerous-for-firefighters/
So, no, it looks like they are mandating spaces on panels but fires will be fought if you have solar.
Good to know
Don't know but, good question.