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Old 06-24-2008, 05:43 PM   #23 (permalink)
BoomerD
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Re: Who knows what about solar panels?

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I would love to put solar panels on our house - estimated cost after rebates $70,000. How are we supposed to go green when going greeen costs that much green!!????

Yep, it would cost a minimum of $50K for us, and that wouldn't totally replace our electrical bill, just knock it down to about 20%.

Here, the utilities no longer pay you for your excess generation. It's considered a "donation to the system." THAT eliminates some of the incentive.
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