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SheilaT

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8. What I think it comes down to is that my electric bill is

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 01:57 AM

Oct 2015

so astonishingly low, that given the current system, I can only save money if I go off the grid. Which I have no intention of doing.

Right now, the cost of installing solar panels is rather steep. Eventually, they will be part of the infrastructure, as is hookup to water is currently in any city. Until the, I'm not willing to fork over tens of thousands of dollars to save maybe twenty bucks a month.

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Price of Solar Energy in the United States Has Fallen to 5�/kWh on Average [View all] OKIsItJustMe Sep 2015 OP

I'd love solar panels on my roof yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #1

Maybe you should let someone else put them on your roof OKIsItJustMe Sep 2015 #2

Oh, my. SheilaT Sep 2015 #3

Can you contract for utility solar? OKIsItJustMe Sep 2015 #4

Perhaps I should look into it. SheilaT Oct 2015 #5

I cannot put solar panels on my roof OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #6

What I think it comes down to is that my electric bill is SheilaT Oct 2015 #8

For me, it�s not about saving money OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #10

Are there local sources for solar financing? SeattleVet Oct 2015 #7

My understanding is that the one solar company SheilaT Oct 2015 #9

I think, if you want to install your own panels, you should do a little research OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #11

Doing a bit of quick on-line research, SheilaT Oct 2015 #12