dixie_belle
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We've had 26 solar panels up for the past 3 years (and haven't had a utility bill in all that time). But hubby just added our phase II of the project, which was 12 more panels. These panels are more efficient than the original ones and can produce more electricity, individually, than the original ones. So now, on a good day, we produce a little over 50 kilowatts of power. I'm excited. The only reason we don't have a bill now from the electric company is because they pay us $.12 MORE than they charge per kilowatt/hour. (It's some kind of an incentive from the government. We had a contract with them to do this for 10 years. So, seven years from now, the incentive disappears.) But now, with these additional, more efficient panels, we'll easily produce what we use. I don't envision ever having a utility bill again. How cool is that?? And, at some point if we were to ever have to sell our house, wouldn't that be an incredible incentive? Buy this house and you don't have a utility bill.
Hubby has always wanted to go solar and has actually been researching it forever. He knew all about them before we started the project. In fact, he knows more than the utility company. LOL We were the first ones in our county to install solar and he had to teach them. They quickly went up the learning curve, however, and now there are several people with solar.
Now he is installing an off-grid system, with batteries, for our storm shelter. It'll only have six panels. It will charge the batteries that will run all the electric in our underground shelter in case of a loss of electricity.
Hubby has always wanted to go solar and has actually been researching it forever. He knew all about them before we started the project. In fact, he knows more than the utility company. LOL We were the first ones in our county to install solar and he had to teach them. They quickly went up the learning curve, however, and now there are several people with solar.
Now he is installing an off-grid system, with batteries, for our storm shelter. It'll only have six panels. It will charge the batteries that will run all the electric in our underground shelter in case of a loss of electricity.