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Here Comes the Sun

7/18/2012

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Here Comes The Sun
Hearing George Harrison smoothly proclaim the inner warmth always brings me a sigh of contentment, however, the 107 degree temperatures of a Northern California summer do not.  In fact, my HVAC system is complaining louder than a hungry, over-tired, over-heated toddler, and at 15 years old, that's not good.

Enter the nice man explaining a shiny, new solar energy system for my roof...my eyes mist over as I envision another passive income stream, hopefully much larger than my blogs and books combined, and a new electric car (hopefully with hover capabilities) sending my gas AND electric bills into extinction.  That really is my dream (minus the hovering without my wand), as I would love to become much more self-sufficient than my garden allows.

Back to the future, the system is actually less than $20,000, and should handle more than 85% of my all electric home's needs for all but 2 months of the year - that's $150+ per month in my pocket until it's paid off in 6 years, and double that from then on.  Unfortunately, the HVAC system alone is about $12,000, so the solar panels will stay dark for just a little while longer.  Maybe when my first teenager starts to drive in 2 years, I will be able to get him an electric car...wouldn't that just make him the coolest potential date on the block?  Yeah, probably not - so it's a done deal!

Have you considered solar energy?  Do you know anyone who is using it?  Advise Please?!


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Caleb Pirtle link
7/18/2012 10:47:12 pm

I am one of the skeptics. That's nothing against solar energy. I guess I spent too much time in the newspaper business. Nothing is ever as good as the fine print says it is. If you do go to solar energy, please let me know if it works in your home. If it works well, it is indeed a sound investment. I would much prefer to be self-sufficient and not rely on any kind of power company running my life.

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7/19/2012 03:04:47 am

Thanks for the comment Caleb ~ Yes! I'm skeptical too. The panels only last 25 years, then you need to replace them, which is another $??? whatever the cost is at that time. The cost and effectiveness seem to be directly tied to the political climate, unfortunately. No incentives, no improvements/backing from solar energy companies. We decided against it for now.

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