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UnFettered

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6. Needs to be more affordable

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 10:20 PM

May 2018

I wish there was a bigger push to make solar panels cheaper and improve the technology. I love the idea of being able to produce your own electricity, but the cost is outrageous.

I looked into it for my own home and love the idea especially since my area is prone to power outages. The almost 30k price tag I was quoted makes it a hard pill to swallow given my monthly electric bill is normally not much above a 100 dollers. It would be a well over a decade before I broke even. It would be much more viable option for more Americans if it was cheaper.

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California to require solar panels on most new homes [View all] jpak May 2018 OP

A bank should be willing to raise loan amount due to lower utility bills Cicada May 2018 #1

Here is the problem with that at least as it stands with us. I have a new house. wasupaloopa May 2018 #2

They Are Just The River May 2018 #3

I have friends with panels on the roof mountain grammy May 2018 #4

I didn't want to sign up for a 20 yr contract. If I sold the house the buyer would by the contract wasupaloopa May 2018 #5

Needs to be more affordable UnFettered May 2018 #6