Incentives and net metering were great... I say were. They are now largely a thing of the past. When I lived in S. FL, I installed a grid-tie system (5.4 kW rated) and was able to net 0 kWH for about 6 months out of the year (3500 sq ft home with two high efficiency A/C units). I got incentives totaling about $22.5k. However, I was the first in my town to have rooftop solar power (I also had direct rooftop solar hot water). The incentives were meant to start up solar power businesses in the state. Because more people are installing rooftop solar with the glut in panels and price so low per watt, the power companies are feeling the pinch. First to go is net metering. Next is surcharge to have solar on your roof.
On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 8:00 AM, Bob Cook <frobertc...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yesterday at 10:15 AM I starting making solar power and distributing it to > the grid at $0.63 per Kwh. (Washington is progressive.) I used about 4 > Kwh’s at the house that cost me $0.50. I produced about 18 Kwh before it > clouded over at about 3 PM. I banked about $8.82. This summer while in > Alaska, off the grid, I will bank nearly all the energy I produce in > Washington. It should be about $2000 worth. > > Hopefully the Government concludes it better to eliminate the hot fusion > work and spend the savings on tax credits for home owners like me. Between > site preparation, equipment purchase and installation, I have earned a > Federal tax credit of about $7000. I am not sure yet about depreciation > of the solar array (16 panels) and roof under it yet. That may add to > additional tax savings. > > I need a more efficient computer and to get a clothes line for the yard. > [image: > Smile] > > Bob Cook > > > > *From:* Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 04, 2016 4:06 PM > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Cheap Solar Power (harvard.edu) > > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Blaze Spinnaker <blazespinna...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Fortunately, looks like LENR may not be needed to rescue the planet >> >> http://www.keith.seas.harvard.edu/blog-1/cheapsolarpower >> > > Indeed. If solar power will help humanity to squeak by, and LENR will > allow it to build out all kinds of military capabilities, solar power may > end up saving humanity where LENR would doom it. > > Eric > >
