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  • Serinus@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldSave The Planet
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    3 days ago

    more than double what it would cost at market rate

    I definitely paid more for labor than for materials. My payoff time is about 13 years with a Tesla Powerwall 3, maybe a bit less now that I have an EV. I had a team of 4 guys plus an electrician here for about five days.

    I did go with a slightly more reputable company that charged slightly more, but I would have gone elsewhere if it was a huge difference.

    Maybe I should get around to making a post in !Solarpunk@slrpnk.net or something, even though it isn’t very punk.


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    our city’s solar electric subsidy program

    It sounds like there’s two different things there. There’s a solar installation (hardware, etc.), and there’s likely some kind of net metering program (where they pay you or give you credit for electricity you generate). That paragraph sounds like the first, but the phrase sounds like the second.

    You shouldn’t have to go through them for the solar installation, if your conditions accommodate it. Granted, the conditions don’t apply to everyone. You’ll want to have a suitable roof that ideally faces south-ish, own your home, and plan to stay there for at least 10 years. In the US, you also kind of need to get it done within this calendar year, which is a rough ask, before the federal 30% tax credit goes away. But maybe you can find an installer that isn’t trying to scam you quite as much.

    (It’s early and cloudy today.)

    Solar system stats, Home Assistant panel