The way I look this is a little different. I was the first house in my community of 50k to have PV. When I go to sell my house (which I plan to do next year), if the solar power is the feature that attracts the customer that buys my house, then it was paid back in that one instant.
It has been in service for 5 years now. Before the PV was installed, my winter electric bills were about $110/month (now 0). My summer bills were about $220-$275 and now peak at about $70 for a maximum of 2 months. There is another unaccounted for effect with having PV installed. As you become partly energy independent, you begin doing things to economize in your energy usage you may have previously just ignored. You like seeing your energy usage and bill go down - it is a feedback effect compelling you to be ever more green. Soon you are the area energy champion! Besides that, I always wanted to. I designed the system myself, but I am an EE. On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> It works great. >> >> > Is it cost effective? >
