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Originally Posted by slapass
Solar and wind are great but they are not cost effective. We all want energy but we all want cheap energy. Solar for a home is totally insane as to how small a payback you get. Then do it in huge arrays in the desert and line loss is such a factor that it wipes out the efficiency of size. Same with wind. The key is changing it to DC and sending it down the line and converting it back. But again this is expensive.
Does anyone really think we have a great cheap way to make energy and no one wants to make that cash so we are ignoring it?
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With Solar, you need about 5 hours of sun on average daily to fully charge things. So some areas are screwed and plenty have no problems at all breaking that average other than maybe some winter time or random long rain periods.
Anyway, it costs about $15k for every maybe, 3k sqfeet. You put down a deposit, the more you put down the less the payments are, simple as that. So over 5 years, that would be $250 a month electric bill. Again the more you put down, the lower that would be. Some states have tax breaks, and I think fed may as well.
So depending on were you live, it may be no more expensive than just paying your electric bill. It could be more, if you don't have enough sun you can double the cost for batteries.
Some cities/areas buy back unused power, so if you over generate you can build a credit with them for when you need power.
Solar is a for sure solution to major parts of this Country, people just need the tax benefits to motivate them to do it.