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Sep 6, 2024 · You can end up with a roof full of panels generating $500/month more energy than you use, but they structure the contract so that you sometimes make $0/month and are stuck paying for the panels on the roof for 25 years while the solar salesperson made $10k on the sale. Here is an informative unbiased article about that.
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Sep 7, 2024 · Contrast this to my home in CT, where I installed 28 solar panels on my roof in 2011. Have not bought a single watt of electricity since. The utility company gives me a kw for every kw I put into the grid. No pressure to replace my roof shingles (which are covered by the panels anyway) and I get a credit for excess kw produced at the end of the ...
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Sep 8, 2024 · Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post. Installed solar panels on my home in The Villages in 2005. Florida had a program at that time giving me $4/watt. Received $12,000 for a system that cost me $15,000. The system generated about 4 megawatts/year, giving …
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Sep 8, 2024 · Take a look at YouTube videos for “solar panels roof leaks” It’s stunning. One repairman shows that every hole a Utah roof leaked. He says it is very common. Each panel needs multiple holes.Roofers do not want to work on nor warranty roofing with those solar paneled roofs.it’s a boondoggle. There are many articles about solar companies ...
Solar panels in Fl - Talk of The Villages Florida
Dec 9, 2014 · SOLAR POWER: The new community discussion group, Preserve Our Environment (POE) will host a guest speaker at its Jan. 12 meeting who will discuss the workings of solar panels converting the sun's light energy into direct current (DC), then invert it into alternating current (AC), for use in a home.
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Jul 25, 2024 · Thanked 711 Times in 239 Posts. Florida doesnt sell SRECs, so your break even point will be far far in the future. In MA, our SRECs check was a nice chunk of change and our $200,000 system had an 8 year payback. (175 panels on a barn roof). We looked into it in Florida and it wasnt a reasonable investment.
Solar (PV) rooftop panels and FL policy - Talk of The Villages
May 3, 2016 · In other words, even if there are solar panels on every roof you still need power plants and distribution networks. Also, solar panels produce a majority of their power during a specific time of the day, which doesn't necessarily correspond to peak usage times. Power plants must be built to meet peak demands.
Solar installation on roof - Page 2 - Talk of The Villages Florida
Dec 15, 2022 · If there is light, solar panels are on and cannot be turned off. Having installed VELUX solar hot water systems in the past the panels use the same flashing system as their skylights. Never a leak or having to remove them when reroofing. Also, a new hot water heater with larger capacity is provided by O. E. Smith.
Solar Panel Fields - Talk of The Villages Florida
Jun 5, 2024 · Sage. Join Date: Feb 2013. Location: The Villages and the Northern Neck on the Chesapeake Bay, VA. Posts: 5,615. Thanks: 1,655. Thanked 3,195 Times in 1,393 Posts. Solar Panel Fields. Solar panel fields are showing all over the country. Loss of …
Solar Pool Heater - Page 2 - Talk of The Villages Florida
Feb 8, 2023 · Solar to generate electric (solar panels) and solar to heat pools are totally different systems. The solar pool heater is in effect a water pipe and bag system that lays on the roof and water moves across the roof to absorb the heat from the sun. The system is black since black absorbs most of the sun's rays.