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re: Adding solar panels to your Roof
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:37 pm to Oldestlurkerever
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:37 pm to Oldestlurkerever
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The panels wear out, i don’trhink they usually tell you that.
This, plus the damage done to the roof. You need a broad south facing roof that is not shaded at all. The tilt has to be 30 degrees if your along the Gulf coast.
A 15 year payoff (just to break even) doesn't make sense. If you want to save money there are a lot of other things you can do to a home, like insulation, window tints, attic ventilation, radiant barriers. These will pay back a lot faster
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Posted on 8/10/20 at 5:58 am to b-rab2
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My bill last month was $485.
Yikes! How old is your A/C? Newer high efficiency units will probably be a better investment at least short term. I have a 2 year old high efficiency unit and my bill is very rarely over $200 on a 3,600 sqft house and I keep the A/C at 70 all the time.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:04 am to BeepNode
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Why would Minden agree to make their citizens pay more for electricity?
Probably "Good Old Boy Politics" with a lot of back scratching and kickbacks being dealt out to the local deadbeats in charge of running things.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:07 am to Stexas
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Yikes! How old is your A/C?
That has an effect, but he may live in an older home with little to no insulation, double hung wooden single pane windows, etc. that are not very energy efficient.
You've got to look into the whole package to see where the energy costs are going.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:09 am to gumbo2176
True, my house was built in 1963 and before the A/C swap we spray foamed the attic.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:37 am to Stexas
house was built in 2008
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:53 am to Stexas
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True, my house was built in 1963 and before the A/C swap we spray foamed the attic.
Mine was built in the 20's with 10 1/2 ft. ceilings, plaster and lath walls, no insulation in the walls, 31 double hung single pane windows, so it's not very energy efficient.
The attic has been insulated with about 1 ft. of blown in fiberglass and even though it is a 2 story, I'm only running central A/C and heat in the upstairs main living area that is almost 1,700 sq. ft.
The bottom floor is broken up in 2 areas, a man cave and a woodworking shop. Only the man cave has A/C in the form of a 23K BTU window unit and gas space heater that only is used when I'm down there a few times a week.
My last bill was $290 and the central unit stays on 75 degrees all summer long.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 9:06 am to b-rab2
If you have enough land to mount some on the ground, it may be worth it, but no way in hell I am putting them on my roof right now.
things to consider:
- Damage to your roof
- with grants and subsidies going away at a rapid rate, the ROI has been lengthened
- the panel technology keeps getting better, a year in, your panels are probably obsolete
- solar installers have been going out of business left and right, which means your conduit to dealing with warranties and maintenance has disappeared
things to consider:
- Damage to your roof
- with grants and subsidies going away at a rapid rate, the ROI has been lengthened
- the panel technology keeps getting better, a year in, your panels are probably obsolete
- solar installers have been going out of business left and right, which means your conduit to dealing with warranties and maintenance has disappeared
This post was edited on 8/10/20 at 9:08 am
Posted on 8/10/20 at 11:42 am to b-rab2
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house was built in 2008
Wow, and your bill is that high? If you have a typical 1,800-2,000 sq. ft. home with proper insulation in the walls and attic, double paned insulated windows, tight sealing doors and typical 8 ft. ceilings, that is ridiculously high.
Then again, you may live in a McMansion with high ceilings and kids in and out all day long, forgetting to close the door when going in and out. All that adds up.
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