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Originally Posted by bd307
We went solar 3 years ago and endured 3 full summer seasons. Similar house size and amenities as you.
Used to be paying mid $500/mo on the electric bill during summer months as we have people in the house all the time and $200/mo on all other months.
Paid $3/watt for a 7.84 kw system before any incentives.
Since going solar, we have been paying around $20/year to the provider for staying on grid and that includes their admin fee, credit we received from overproducing, and power that we buy from them on rainy/cloudy days.
OP hits it right. The cost of electricity will just be going up more and more, but we are sort of independent from them as long as sun is up.
We will look into getting more panels perhaps in another 3-4 years when the kids are older.
We have a 2-story house so cleaning the panels is not so convenient and we will look into hiring people to clean them before this summer.
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That's why I'm going with a bit bigger system as I may get a heat pump to offset some of my gas heating costs when it's not to cold for the heat pump to run.