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All-TigerNet [11255]
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Any you LDRs
Apr 13, 2021, 10:59 AM
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Have solar panels? My bill was $22 last month. All time low was $16. Highs are around $60-80. Bought them when SCE&G was going off the charts with rate increases. Wish I had a few more panels and the bastids would be paying me most months. Dominion is just a little sneakier. Return is not what the salesman said, like 8-9 years payback, but if I live another 10 or sell I hope to break even. Just the satifaction is worth it to me.
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All-In [31558]
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solar panels are udp af hth***
Apr 13, 2021, 11:00 AM
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Oculus Spirit [81246]
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Yeah, no holes in my roof for that ish
Apr 13, 2021, 11:01 AM
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I wonder how that would fair with a tropical storm-Cat 2 hurricane? And who fixes those things if you have a hail storm?
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All-TigerNet [11255]
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Re: Yeah, no holes in my roof for that ish
Apr 13, 2021, 11:03 AM
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Inshaunce.
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CU Medallion [51559]
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All-TigerNet [11255]
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Re: solar panels are udp af hth***
Apr 13, 2021, 11:02 AM
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Yep, that's me! But mine are in the backyard, not on the roof. And I still have room to drive around it pulling my 22' ft. boat.
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Heisman Winner [135749]
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Well...
Apr 13, 2021, 11:33 AM
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LOOK AT WHO WON'T BE UPGRADING TO A 23' BOAT ANY TIME SOON.
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All-In [48039]
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Lol***
Apr 13, 2021, 11:43 AM
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Hey, if you really want to do it right
Apr 13, 2021, 11:02 AM
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Just cover all the windows with black construction paper. And by doing it right I mean by doing it as much like a poor as possible.
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All-TigerNet [11255]
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Re: Hey, if you really want to do it right
Apr 13, 2021, 11:04 AM
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No, man, aluminum foil or GTFO!
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Orange Blooded [4617]
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Reflective siding is the way to go - neighbors and drivers
Apr 13, 2021, 11:21 AM
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may be blinded depending on the time of day, but your house will be cool as a cucumber during the summer...
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Heisman Winner [135749]
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And...
Apr 13, 2021, 11:35 AM
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you can stay inside and pickled in your cool as a cucumber house!
Micallen
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All-In [31938]
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10 year payback seems like an awfully long time to me....
Apr 13, 2021, 11:13 AM
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for an investment.
What was your motivation/justification for installing them?
Do you have enough battery storage to last through the night during a power outage?
With a bill of $22, you must be selling to the utility during the day and buying from them at night?
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All-TigerNet [11255]
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Re: Motivation
Apr 13, 2021, 11:30 AM
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Was cottdayum SCE&G (trying) building a nuclear plant and making me pay for it.
No batteries but not really worried about prolonged power outages since live about a mile from the maintenance operations. Even so, I do have a 100 amp/hour LiIon battery with solar panels, portable generator, all the camping equipment and food to last for weeks. And a cabin in the country for fall back location that is strategically defensible and self sufficient.
It is a long payback in some respects but I was just going to blow it on something anyway. I think it raised my property value some. And, like I said, just the satisfaction of making me a little less dependent on being totally at the mercy of the rate increases. The more the rates go up the faster the return.
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All-In [31938]
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Well, you pay for anything SCE&G (or any utility) does...
Apr 13, 2021, 1:18 PM
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but to each his own.
Do you mind sharing how much your solar system cost?
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I’ll wait for FBCooch to weigh in before deciding***
Apr 13, 2021, 11:14 AM
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Strongly considered this
Apr 13, 2021, 11:25 AM
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They were only offering 4 year warranty or whatever and 9 year payoff.
So for 5 years, If something happened to the panel (hail storm, tree falling etc) It would cost me 20k per panel to fix.
Told them no thanks.
I'll stick to my coal oil lantern
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