This is true. The current US gov. is spending so much money to attempt to debunk Solar Energy it's not even funny.
We have 8 panels running one of our houses, without the aid of public utilities.
The US Gov is lobbied by private corporations demanding that everyone pay them for utilities.
Hey Obama, FUCK YOU and all of your lobbied utility companies! We have state of the art solar and you can go fuck yourself!
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Originally Posted by X_X_ROB_X_X
I wish I had to much energy produced from my own solar panels. Shit my electric bills are almost $600 a month.
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How many panels and batteries are you currently operating?
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Originally Posted by crockett
Most people could never manage that. First they would have to add a large battery bank and that is usually the biggest cost with a off grid solar system. The panels are pretty cheap these days, but the batteries still cost a lot. In fact their prices have gone up.
Another issue is the batteries require maintenance and most people would simply be too lazy to put the effort into that. Last but not least, is most families use way too much power. You aren't going to run 2 or 3 TVs half the day and night, gaming systems and computers as well as full size refrigerators, washers, dryers, microwaves.. Ect..ect on a off grid system. Most families would have a hard time down sizing their power needs.
People do it, but it's only those that have a low power consumption lifestyle.
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You nailed it right on the head. Luckily I come from a mechanically inclined family and far from lazy.
The batteries do cost. I buy the batteries from Schools and older business complexes being renovated or torn down, cheap.