Solar power installation.....

[Soup Nazi]

Might tell YOUR friend the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE. OK..back to YOUR regularly scheduled thread..

NO SOUP FOR YOU Norm Spelling Nazi.
You missed one up above.
No soup, one week!

I would love to go solor but from what I have chcked , it would cost as much as my house . Looking to put a few on my deckboat now .

[NormH3]

NO SOUP FOR YOU Norm Spelling Nazi.
You missed one up above.
No soup, one week!

Holy Moly... I'd know that Soup Nazi anywhere.

[Babalonian]

Anyone have Solar panels installed for added or supplement power or know of anyone that is benefiting from this technology? 

What are some things you would have done differently?

I know its expensive right now, but its getting better and hear that you can actually have nothing for an electric bill. 

It's a new and quickly growing/changing technology, do your research into the brands and models of the components you get and make sure you get what you pay for (it really is one of the few technlogies where I can say I've always gotten my money's worth (or lack there of) out of what me and ym family have put into it).  A good system (a decent investment) is definetley something very trouble-free and very effecient (which if you have good sun exposure and an adequate system, you should be not needing any supplimental power except for maybe a really hot day where the A/C and fridge are really cranking from before sun up to after sun down).

My family has a vacation home that's off the grid, so we're all/mostly solar powered.  I bought a couple years ago these newer model mitsubishi solar panels, and while definetley not cheap they are so insanely effecient and powerful that I wish (and am saivng up for) I had a few more of them to replace some cheaper and older off-brand panels on another array up there (that are decent, but compared to these mitsubishi panels I got... i get a full charge on a typical cloudy day shortly after lunch time on the mitsubishi panel system, and on the larger off-brand array and system only a partial but ~ level, usually needs a top-off/suppliment of generator power just to be good n safe).  As it is I'm pretty sold on Xantrex inverters and as many of the latest and greatest Mitsubishi pannels you can afford.

[TequilaChaser]

Here are some pics of his installations regarding wind and solar:

sometimes pictures really shows a person's or crew's professionalism and quality of craftsmanship as in this pic


thanks for posting, Rip


TC

[phatzo]

NO SOUP FOR YOU Norm Spelling Nazi.
You missed one up above.
No soup, one week!

[Ripsnort]

sometimes pictures really shows a person's or crew's professionalism and quality of craftsmanship as in this pic


thanks for posting, Rip


TC

My BIL, Chuck is a good guy and takes pride in his work. He will travel if he needs to, to get business. My sis and his wife have no kids so its easy for him.  He was an FAA Certified commercial aircraft inspector and manager of the the flight line at AA years ago. Today his does this for a living and tinkers on airplane engines in his garage.  Like I sai, he'll answer any questions, technical or financial in nature, for no charge.

[Sonicblu]

Hey Tc I'll have to take you up on the help offer when I get a little closer.

We just built our home. strusehouse.blogspot.com  My wife just uploaded some new pics.

We went with polysteel icf's  R61 insulation in the attic. I put in radiant floor heat, with the slab in the basement being a heat sink. In the summer I should be able to pump water to the cooler slab and transfer most of my slab heat to the basement. If the heat sink isn't big enough I drilled my well 300ft deeper than needed for water. I will just drop in a bundle of pex pipe and use the well water as a heat sink. This is a great experiment so I will have to see just what % of my cooling can be done this way.
We live in Arizona so we have a great year around sun source. $40,000 should get me very close to net zero.
I am waiting for a couple of utilities bills to know my exact usage.
We put in a Rheem solarhart 80 solar water heater that so far even on these cold days is providing plenty of hot water. Also used the highest reflectivity roof tiles we could get that were affordable.
Wife wanted a gas stove so we do have a propane tank. So I can get close to net zero but not quite 100%
At this point I am going for as much self sufficiency as I can

Anyway its most of the reason i haven't flown AH much in the last year.

[Flench]

NO SOUP FOR YOU Norm Spelling Nazi.
You missed one up above.
No soup, one week!

lol

[Dichotomy]

strusehouse.blogspot.com

 

[NormH3]

NO SOUP FOR YOU Norm Spelling Nazi.
You missed one up above.
No soup, one week!

actually, I'm the grammar Nazi.

[Dadsguns]

We live in Arizona so we have a great year around sun source. $40,000 should get me very close to net zero.

Is that total cost for install as well or just the equipment?

[Flench]

I priced them when I built my house in 2004 and it came out to around $40,000 and I don't have that much in my house but I did all my own work on it myself . My electrical don't run but 8 cent's a kw so it would not pay for me to make the change for the money there asking for those system's .