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
You can buy one panel at a time. “Know-how” just depends on how bad you want it. Resources are not hard to find.
About 12 years ago a home in citrus County Florida did that and installed their own stuff little by little until they were off the grid. The power company found out about it and they made him hook it up to their meters!
You are not allowed to sustain yourself with power without your energy company being involved. That is the law. This is who the politicians work for not you or me.
yeah I guess that is true on almost anything, but I'll stick with my backup generator that doesn't use conventional fuel.
Good plan.