Oklahoma Will Charge Customers Who Install Their Own Solar Panels

[DustyJoe]

65. as I posted on another thread

I' m not wealthy but retired on SS and buy parts only as I can afford it.

100 watt solar panels are running about $125.00 apiece for good european (not chinese) mfg. You can start small 100watts at a time and upgrade as you can afford it. I have been building mine a piece at a time. Started with just 200watts solar, a couple of marine batteries and a small invertor. Over the past 2 years I have expanded it to 400watt solar and 500watt wind and more batteries. It will never run the entire house (yet), but what I can run off of it is making a 10-20% dent in my utility bill.

The advantage is you can grow it as you can afford it small chunks at a time. Plus it's really easy to install yourself, all the information is out on the web as to optimum panel angles for the season changes and the suppliers provide all the wiring specifics.

I just do NOT grid tie and try to sell excess to the utility exposing me to fees and taxes like the OP. I use all I can produce.

If you don't start going green at some point, you never will. Nothing gets cheaper and I figured if I kept waiting, then my utility just reaped all the money. Building up a green system at least is one you can start small, expand as you can. I equate it to starting with a car chassis with wheels and pedalling it at first and adding horsepower as I can until it starts reaping benefits. Even a small system running just some lights and TV will reduce your utility bill.