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In Reply to: California now produces more Solar Power than they can use ................. posted by Cut-Throat on July 8, 2024 at 15:53:04:
Well, within a month.My first option is to decide where it will be mounted, so I need to know the size and then, maybe, there are different systems I could get. My house is far from ideal setup, which is one reason I've waited. I just have too many trees on my property which provide their 'free' air conditioning services -- or roughly $2000 a year to prune.
(I really just want a nice emergency supply and maybe run air conditioning in the summer, during the day is fine in my climate zone because it cools at night in California. I would consider off-grid, but I know almost nothing about all the mechanics/electrical involved.)
So, right now, I just need to know the mounting system, more or less, so I can get a new roof. Maybe, knowing where the electrical feeder cables will go, would be helpful, too. Kind of complicated, I think. I'm just going to put a few 'universal' mounts, I think, and be done with it for now, though.
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- I need to make the decision to go solar now, today! - jedrider 11:24:32 07/09/24 (21)
- RE: I need to make the decision to go solar now, today! - fredtr 10:50:44 07/10/24 (0)
- I'd love to shade my backyard ... - Feanor 07:40:35 07/10/24 (1)
- I built a pergola, planted grape cuttings, and had nice shade plus grapes NT - Jazz Inmate 20:59:57 07/11/24 (0)
- RE: I need to make the decision to go solar now, today! - AbeCollins 07:33:10 07/10/24 (0)
- I had a not dissimilar situation... - Jim Pearce 06:10:34 07/10/24 (0)
- Go for it. The tax credits and subsidies mean it's on our back, not just yours - Jazz Inmate 19:13:41 07/09/24 (13)
- That you're paying for it, is reason enough n/t - jedrider 04:48:23 07/11/24 (0)
- Fossil fuels get more subsidies than renewables. nt - ghost of olddude55 02:54:02 07/10/24 (11)
- Because they provide for our real energy needs, while solar and wind is a big fraud NT - Jazz Inmate 08:00:39 07/10/24 (10)
- OK, so you like handouts for the stuff you like... - ghost of olddude55 08:18:08 07/10/24 (9)
- It's not handouts. It mostly comes in the form of tax shelters for investment, exploration and production - Jazz Inmate 08:29:53 07/10/24 (8)
- So you're a socialist after all. - ghost of olddude55 08:37:52 07/10/24 (7)
- RE: So you're a socialist after all. - tomservo 10:17:55 07/10/24 (0)
- If you say so - Jazz Inmate 09:30:47 07/10/24 (5)
- What else would you call it? - ghost of olddude55 10:48:44 07/10/24 (4)
- I'd call it the owner of the land incentivizing investment, exploration and production - Jazz Inmate 12:29:06 07/10/24 (3)
- So sunlight is free to everbody .... - JDK 18:00:16 07/10/24 (2)
- Indeed. That's what created the oil under the ground - Jazz Inmate 19:28:04 07/10/24 (1)
- The real problem is big corporations and utility companies..... - AbeCollins 22:58:01 07/10/24 (0)
- RE: I need to make the decision to go solar now, today! - Cut-Throat 11:43:13 07/09/24 (1)
- RE: I need to make the decision to go solar now, today! - Krav Maga 15:30:20 07/09/24 (0)